x     Cuba's government on Monday confirmed that a meeting with US representatives recently took place on the island, in the latest sign of a diplomatic approach between both countries amid a severe energy crisis caused by Washington's blockade of oil supplies. Alejandro García del Toro, the Foreign Ministry's deputy director general for US affairs, told the official newspaper Granma that the meeting set no “deadlines” or “ultimatums,” contradicting reports in American media. Cuba pressed the