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- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel met with New York City mayoral adviser Danny Valdez and DSA members in Havana.
- The delegation said they sought partnership to end the U.S. embargo imposed since 1962.
- DSA national co-chair Ashik Siddique accompanied Valdez during the four-day visit.
- In April 2026 Valdez founded nonprofit Cuban Americans for Cuba to advocate ending the embargo.
- The delegation met Mariela Castro, who discussed Cuba’s National Day Against Homophobia.