• Submitted by: manso
• Politics and Government
• 06 / 12 / 2011

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Mark Toner at the US State Department was asked about Cuba today. On Reina Tamayo's arrival in Miami, he had a bit of a delayed reaction.

QUESTION: I have two questions related to Cuba. One is that the mother of the deceased Cuban dissident, Orlando Zapata Tamayo, arrived last night. And I was wondering if there was any reaction to that and also if you have any updates or information about the U.S. delegation that met with Alan Gross.

TONER: Your second question first. We are aware that a delegation organized by the Center for Democracy in the Americas did visit Cuba and also was able to visit our imprisoned American citizen there, Alan Gross. This was a private initiative. And just to, you know, add a little context, visiting groups from the United States, both official and private, often request permission to visit Mr. Gross, and we also -- we, of course, support these requests.

Our representatives from the U.S. interests section last visited him on May 31, 2011. And, of course, it goes without saying that we want to -- we believe that Mr. Gross has been unjustly jailed for far too long, and we're -- we remain deeply concerned about his and his family's wellbeing and believe he should be reunited with his family.

Oh, I'm sorry. The second question, I'll try to see -- I'll try to get more information about that. I don't know if we have a reaction yet.

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