Well, and Congresswoman, I wonder if you met with the political prisoners. There are still more than 1200 of them. And In my conversation with President Diaz Canel, he would not commit to releasing any of them [political prisoners]. You have obviously talked about this. You just said you met with a number of people. Do you believe Cuba needs to release its 1200 political prisoners in order for negotiations to move forward? (29:37–29:44)
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Asserts that President Diaz Canel would not commit to releasing any political prisoners.
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