HAVANA: This week, at least three US lawmakers traveled to Havana and met with the Cuban leadership, according to US and Cuban officials.

On Sunday, representatives James McGovern (D-MA), Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Troy Carter (D-LA) met with Cuban President Miguel Dazs-Canel, according to the US Embassy in Cuba . , and the foreign minister of the country.

In recent years the number of these visits to the island has been very low. Although there were few official details about the topics discussed, Daz-Canel and the Cuban Congress tweeted photos of the meetings.

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Rep. McGovern can be seen shaking hands with the Cuban president in one photo, while the politician is meeting with other Cuban officials in another.

"We discussed our disagreements and our common interests. On Saturday, Daz-Canal tweeted," We reaffirmed our desire to strengthen bilateral ties. He also stressed the importance of lifting the US government's six-decade trade embargo on the island.

The gathering followed several visits by representatives of the Biden administration in recent months to talk about immigration. As a result of the talks, tensions that were low under the Obama administration and tightened under the Trump administration are slowly beginning to ease.

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Due to a growing political, economic and energy crisis, Cuba is facing its largest exodus in ten years.

Cuban arrivals at the US-Mexico border have increased dramatically over the past year, and more and more boats carrying migrants are being discovered off the coast of Florida.

Cubans overtook Venezuelans as the second most common nationality in October, after Mexicans crossed the border. According to the latest data from US Customs and Border Protection, Cuba was stopped by US authorities 28,848 times, up 10% from the previous month.

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Additionally, it occurs weeks before the United States intends to resume its previously suspended visa and consular operations on the island following a string of health incidents involving American diplomats in 2017.