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According to the report, the State Department, led by Secretary Marco Rubio, has discussed the proposal with Montevideo over several months. Photo: EFE/Jeffrey Arguedas
The United States government has been negotiating with Uruguay for months over the possibility that the South American country receive deported migrants, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. Uruguay's foreign ministry confirmed that talks are underway but said nothing has been settled and that the discussions are not limited to Cuban nationals.
Sources at the ministry headed by Mario Lubetkin said Washington is holding equivalent talks with several other countries on the same matter. The information was corroborated by the newspaper El Observador, also citing foreign ministry sources.
According to the report, the State Department, led by Secretary Marco Rubio, has discussed the proposal with Montevideo over several months, and US officials believe any written agreement might not specifically name Cuba in its text, even though Cubans would in practice be the main group targeted. Both governments are also said to be examining the reunification of deportees with relatives living in Uruguay. These accounts come from officials in both countries who spoke on condition of anonymity and have not been confirmed officially.
