HAVANA (AP) — A senior Cuban diplomat said Wednesday her country is prepared to negotiate a solution in the case of a jailed American contractor, but is awaiting a U.S. response.
Foreign Ministry official Josefina Vidal also rejected allegations by the wife of 63- year-old Maryland native Alan Gross that her husband’s health is failing after more than 2 1/2 years in custody.
“Cuba reiterates its willingness to talk with the United States government to find a solution in the case of Mr. Gross and continues to await an answer,” Vidal, who heads the ministry’s Office of North American Affairs, said in a statement sent to The Associated Press.
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