Cuba Looks to Vatican for Help to Ease US Oil Embargo, Washington Post Reports

March 27 (Reuters) – Cuban officials ​have petitioned the Vatican ‌to help persuade the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to ​ease its oil embargo ​in senior-level meetings with Vatican ⁠officials including Pope Leo, the ​Washington Post reported on Friday, ​citing people familiar with the matter.

Reuters could not immediately verify the report. ​The Vatican press office, ​the White House and the Cuban government ‌did ⁠not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Havana and Washington entered talks earlier this ​month as ​an ⁠oil blockade imposed by Trump pushes the Communist-run ​nation deeper into economic crisis. ​Reports ⁠had suggested the Trump administration was seeking to remove Cuban President ⁠Miguel ​Diaz-Canel from power.

Reporting ​by Anusha Shah and Chandni Shah in ​Bengaluru; Editing by Aidan Lewis

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