MIAMI, United States. – The Cuban regime broke its silence this Wednesday regarding the recent elections in the United States. From Lajas, Cienfuegos, ruler Miguel Díaz-Canel affirmed that Cuba was “prepared” and willing to “dialogue on equal terms,” without making concessions that affect the foundations of the system and appealing to “creative resistance.”
“For us the results of these elections are not new results. It was a predicted scenario, it was a probable scenario, and we had been preparing for that scenario,” Díaz-Canel declared during a visit to the municipality of Lajas, according to the official newspaper report. Granma.
“There is a totally asymmetric relationship, because they have imposed a blockade on us for more than 60 years, a blockade that intensified in 2019, with measures from the administration that is now going to the White House, and that were maintained with the current one,” he added. the ruler. “Two administrations from different parties have maintained the same position of hostility towards Cuba.”
Díaz-Canel emphasized: “We have always stated that we have nothing against the American people and that we are willing to dialogue on equal terms with the United States Government, without impositions, with respect and, of course, without anything that affects our sovereignty nor our independence. “That is Cuba’s position.”
The Cuban leader also appealed to the concept of “creative resistance” to face current challenges: “Without fear, confident that, with our own efforts, with our own talent, we can get ahead,” he expressed.
On the same day as Díaz-Canel’s statements, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, wrote on the social network: “The results of the elections in the US were a probable scenario for which Cuba is prepared. “We have extensive experience in confronting imperialist aggression, evidenced in these 65 years of Revolution.”
“As we have always done, we will maintain our cordial relations with the American people and the willingness to dialogue, on equal terms, with the US government, despite the totally asymmetric bilateral relationship and the blockade that has been imposed on us by 62 years,” Rodríguez added.
The chancellor stressed: “We will continue to defend the independence and sovereignty of Cuba at all costs and we will not accept under any circumstances external interference in our internal affairs.”
However, Donald Trump’s re-election is not the only news that should worry the regime in Havana. A few days after his victory, the magnate announced that Cuban-American Senator Marco Rubio would serve as Secretary of State in his next administration.
Blondthe son of Cuban immigrants and currently vice president of the Senate Select Committee on Foreign Intelligence and also a member of the House Foreign Relations Committee, has maintained a tough stance with the Cuban regime and its allies in Venezuela and Nicaragua.
