Russia's Medvedev says he held talks with visiting Cuban foreign minister

MOSCOW, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chair of Russia's Security Council, said on Wednesday that he had held talks with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, who is visiting Moscow.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his Cuban counterpart in a separate meeting on Wednesday that Moscow was urging the U.S. not to impose a full naval blockade on the communist-run island and was advocating negotiations instead.

The Cuban minister was expected to hold more talks later on Wednesday with President Vladimir Putin.