The Washington Business Manager in Havana visits members of the Cuban opposition

The head of the United States Embassy in Havana, Mike Hammer, lamented this Thursday, the death of the lady of Blanco Yolanda Santana, of whom he praised «her great character, courage and love for her beloved homeland.»

The diplomat’s gesture is part of a series of actions that he has been developing since he assumed his position on November 14, 2024, which includes visits to independent institutions, representatives of the Cuban and Protestant Catholic Church, to the Copper Sanctuary, to Outstanding civil society figures such as the intellectual Alina Bárbara López Hernández and Dr. Oscar Elías Biscet, of the Blanco ladies, already relatives of political prisoners.

«Concerned about the situation of our daughter Sissi Abascal Zamora, political prey,» said Martí News, Annia Zamora.

“We explain everything we have lived during all these years in the opposition, I as a white lady and now these three years in our daughter’s prison. We are very grateful for your concern and your visit. ”

Hammer visited the opponent Martha Beatriz Roque at the Manuel Fajardo hospital in Havana, where he was admitted and transmitted a message from the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, wishing him a speedy recovery.

He also met with released political prisoners such as José Daniel Ferrer and Félix Navarro:

“We were released on January 18 and on 24 we already had the visit of the United States ambassador to Havana. He stated that they will not leave at any time the claim of the liberation of political prisoners and asked us what opinion we had of the current situation of Cuba, ”Navarro told our environment about his encounter with the diplomat in which they also participated The former political prisoner Iván Hernández Carrillo and the parents of the imprisonment of July 11, José Alejandro Rodríguez Gelin.

On the way to follow to find a favorable democratic outcome to all Cubans, Navarro considered «that the government is in such a critical situation, even if they say no, that they are open for any negotiation and I am in favor of that.»

“That it is like a conversation in which it is required to free all political prisoners, allow freedom of expression, that the different ideas of political thought, the different parties and be convened to general and free elections are recognized. I am convinced that the Castrocommunist dictatorship is going to bite because it has no life and, to follow as we are, there will be a bloodshed and we must avoid that, ”said the leader of the Democracy Party Pedro Luis Boitel.

Iván Hernández Carrillo, general secretary of the Independent Trade Union Association of Cuba (ASIC) described the meetings with the US official as a «genuine sample of solidarity.»

“Very concerned about the situation of political prisoners, prisons and in a general sense because Inside, we are not alone that we have international solidarity and interpret it as a very clear gesture of support from the United States government towards our cause in the midst of an unfair and unequal struggle. ”

Before, the Business Manager visited the Office of Transmissions to Cuba to know better about the work of informing about what is happening on the island, met the commander of the Southern United States Command, the Admiral of the Navy Alvin Holsey, with The one who discussed important points about Cuba and covered national security issues in the Western hemisphere, including existing US organizations to promote democracy, human rights and economic prosperity in the region.