Castro met with the six lawmakers, all members of the national Black
                  Caucus, on Friday night, Prensa Latina reported Saturday.

                  The news agency said the two sides "talked widely of themes of interest for
                  both countries" but did not elaborate.

                  The legislators, in Havana since Wednesday, have met with a range of senior
                  Cuban ministers and officials.

                  Topics of discussion included the long-running U.S. economic embargo
                  against Cuba and emigration by Cubans to the United States.

                  Trip sponsored by anti-embargo group

                  The legislators traveled to Cuba on a fact-finding visit organized by the
                  religious activist group Pastors for Peace, which for several years has
                  protested against the embargo.

                  The delegation included U.S. Reps. Maxine Waters and Barbara Lee of
                  California, Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, Julia Carson of Indiana, Gregory
                  Meeks of New York and Earl Hilliard of Alabama. as well as business
                  people and journalists.

                  As public debate about U.S. policy toward Cuba has grown in the past few
                  years, fact-finding visits to the island by U.S. congressional groups have
                  increased.

                  The group was to tour schools, health centers and other government offices
                  before returning to the United States on Monday.