由中央情报局局长约翰·拉特克利夫率领的美国代表团周四在哈瓦那会见了古巴内政部官员。

由中央情报局局长约翰·拉特克利夫率领的美国代表团周四在哈瓦那会见了古巴内政部官员。

古巴政府通过官方媒体宣布了此次会晤，并表示双方均表示有兴趣发展执法机构间的双边合作，以维护两国安全以及地区和国际安全。

古巴官员还告诉代表团，古巴不会对美国国家安全构成威胁。

周四下午，一架美国政府飞机被目击从哈瓦那国际机场起飞。

中央情报局局长与古巴内政部（负责监管该国情报机构和内部安全机构）的直接接触，标志着这两个长期对手之间罕见的高层接触。

几天前，特朗普总统曾表示，两国“将会进行对话”。

SUMMARY
A U.S. delegation led by CIA DirectorJohn Ratcliffe met with Cuban InteriorMinistryofficials in Havana on Thursday.

The Cuban government announced themeeting through state-run media, statingthat bothsides expressed interest indeveloping bilateral cooperation betweenlaw enforcementagencies in the interestof the security of both countries as wellas regional andinternational security.

Cuban officials also told the delegationthat Cuba does not pose a threat to U.S.nationalsecurity.

A U.S. government plane was observeddeparting Havana’s international airporton Thursdayafternoon.

The direct engagement between the CIAdirector and Cuba’s Interior Ministry,whichoversees the country’s intelligenceservices and internal security apparatus,marks anunusual high-level contactbetween the two longtime adversaries.

President Trump had said several daysearlier that the two countries were “goingto talk.”