Cuba has 'urgent' need for sanctions relief, island's diplomat tells U.S. officials

A Cuban diplomat met with a top State Department official last week in Washington D.C., a previously unreported meeting that underscores renewed efforts by the Cuban government to seek relief from U.S. sanctions as the economic crisis in the island deepens.

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