Brazil’s Lula: Trump indicated he won’t invade Cuba during White House chat

Brazil’s president said Thursday that President Trump conveyed he has no intention of ordering a U.S. invasion of Cuba, following a meeting between the two leaders held at the White House earlier in the day. 

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made the remarks in a press conference at the Brazilian Embassy in Washington, D.C., following an approximately two-and-a-half hour meeting with Trump. The meeting was not opened to reporters as planned.

“I heard him — assuming the translation was correct — and heard him say that he [Trump] has no intention of invading Cuba; that is what the interpreter conveyed here,” Lula said, in remarks translated from Portuguese and provided by the foreign pool reporter. 

Lula called it a “great sign” from Trump and said Cuba has shown a willingness to engage in dialogue. 

“Cuba wants to talk, and Cuba wants to find a solution to put an end to........

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