Cuba has freed some of the 53 people political prisoners that it agreed to release to the US, said the State Department on Tuesday.
“They have already released some of the prisoners, we would like to see this completed in the near future, said the State Department spokeswoman, Jen Psaki.
Psaki further noted that the release of the 53 prisoners, were not a pre-condition for holding talks and further normalising relations between the US and Cuba, which are scheduled to take place later this month, reports Reuters.
The US and Cuba in a historic joint statement last month, announced that the two nations would begin to normalise their diplomatic relations.
“They have already released some of the prisoners, we would like to see this completed in the near future, said the State Department spokeswoman, Jen Psaki.
Psaki further noted that the release of the 53 prisoners, were not a pre-condition for holding talks and further normalising relations between the US and Cuba, which are scheduled to take place later this month, reports Reuters.
The US and Cuba in a historic joint statement last month, announced that the two nations would begin to normalise their diplomatic relations.