Senior US and Cuban generals have held a rare meeting at Guantanamo Bay, both sides have confirmed after reports of a potential upcoming military escalation between the two countries.
The head of US Southern Command (Southcom) General Francis Donovan met the chief of the general staff of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces Roberto Legra Sotolongo at the US military base on Cuba.
During "a brief exchange" with Legra and other representatives of the Cuban armed forces, "operational security issues" were discussed, the US military said in a post on X.