Israel held secret talks with Cuba a year and a half ago regarding the possibility of reestablishing diplomatic ties, Channel 10 reports.
The report says the talks, which were held in Havana, were put on ice after Trump’s election as US president last November.
Israel and Cuba broke off diplomatic relations in 1973.
The plan to explore reestablishing ties was formulated by the Foreign Ministry in 2015 and was “green-lighted” by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is also foreign minister, according to the report.
The report said Canada, whose embassy in Havana represents Israel’s interests on the Caribbean island nation, brokered the talks at Israel’s request.
During the talks, Israel requested Cuba stop backing anti-Israel initiatives at the UN, while Cuba asked Israel to stop supporting the US embargo on the communist regime, which was somewhat eased after diplomatic ties between Havana and Washington were reestablished in 2015 under then US president Barack Obama, according to the report.
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