The commander of US Southern Command met with senior Cuban military officials at the perimeter of Guantanamo Bay, in a rare meeting.

The meeting followed a US military buildup near Cuba with the USS Nimitz carrier strike group in the Caribbean.

It's at least the second high-level diplomatic contact between US and Cuban officials in recent weeks despite mounting economic pressure.

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The commander of US Southern Command met with senior Cuban military officials on Friday in a rare meeting on the perimeter of Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, a US military installation located in Cuba’s southeast.