Havana, January 12 (RHC-PL) -- Former Argentinian soccer star Diego Armando Maradona and The Cuban Five met in Havana and shared anecdotes and life experiences, a Cuban television newscast reported.

Uruguayan journalist Victor Hugo Morales was also present in the meeting. He and Maradona are producing here the second season of their sports television program "De Zurda" (From the Left) for the Telesur network.

The Cuban Five as Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labanino, Antonio Guerrero, Fernando Gonzalez and Rene Gonzalez are internationally known, were arrested in Miami in 1998 and given unfair, harsh prison sentences for monitoring Florida-based terrorist groups operating against Cuba.

Fernando and Rene returned to Cuba after fully serving their sentences. While the other three returned to Cuba last December as part of a prisoner swap with the US government, in the context of bilateral efforts to improve relations.