Cuba's Catholic Church on Thursday said the "door was open" to future talks over the release of prisoners on the island following a meeting the previous day with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and top advisors.
Communist-run Cuba has faced sharp criticism from rights groups, the United States and the European Union following the imprisonment of hundreds of protesters after the July 11, 2021, riots, the largest since former Cuban leader Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution.
The church's Cuban bishops met with Diaz-Canel and advisors late on Wednesday to discuss "the work of the Catholic Church, the socioeconomic situation of the country ... and the strengthening of values in society," according to a statement from the presidency.
