CUBA/REX TILLERSON/STATE: “Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with his Cuban counterpart Tuesday [9-26-17] amid an investigation into mysterious attacks that have affected the health of at least 21 American diplomats and strained ties between the two governments.
Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla told Mr. Tillerson that Cuban officials haven’t identified the cause or origin of health problems that began last December and have recurred as recently as August, the Cuban Embassy in Washington said late Tuesday.
Mr. Rodríguez told Mr. Tillerson the Cuban investigation has included information provided by American investigators and reiterated Cuba’s denial of any involvement in the attacks. He told Mr. Tillerson the Cuban government has never permitted and would not permit third parties to carry out such activities on Cuban soil, the embassy said…
U.S. law-enforcement officials have been investigating the attacks, although the U.S. hasn’t blamed the Cuban government for the attacks and has said Havana has cooperated in the investigation.
The meeting in Washington took place at the request of the Cubans, American and Cuban officials said Tuesday, and came as Washington is weighing options that include closing its embassy in Havana in response to the attacks.”
-Felicia Schwartz, “U.S., Cuban Officials Meet Under Cloud of Embassy Illnesses,” The Wall Street Journal online, Sept. 26, 2017 10:15pm