LIMA, Peru – The President of the United States, Donald Trump, reaffirmed that his administration is holding talks with the Cuban regime and highlighted that the Island is currently “a failed nation.”
“We are talking to Cuba right now. I have Secretary (of State) Rubio talking to Cuba right now, and they should reach an agreement without a doubt because it is a real humanitarian threat,” said the North American president. to the press.
Trump assured that there were many “wonderful Cuban Americans” in the United States who would be happy to return and greet their families on the island without problems, something that should have been a reality a long time ago.
“We will see how everything turns out, but Cuba and we are talking. Meanwhile there is an embargo, there is no oil, there is no money, there is nothing,” the president reaffirmed.
The US president refused to give details about a possible operation in Cuba, similar to that in Venezuela, in the event that diplomatic negotiations fail.
“I don’t want to answer that. Why would I answer? If I did, it wouldn’t be as difficult an operation as you can imagine. I don’t think that’s necessary,” Trump said.
Trump’s statements reinforce his administration’s willingness to maintain diplomatic channels in relation to the Castro regime.
For its part, during a public intervention in Havana Miguel Díaz-Canel affirmed that Cuba would be willing to talk with the United States “about any of the issues” as long as there is no “pressure” or preconditions.
“Cuba is willing to have a dialogue with the United States; to have a dialogue on any of the issues that you want to debate or discuss. Under what conditions? Without pressure, under pressure you cannot dialogue; without preconditioning, in a position of equals, of respect for our sovereignty, our independence, our self-determination,” said the Cuban leader.
The Cuban leader, appointed by Raúl Castro, also stated that an exchange on these terms would allow “building a civilized relationship between neighbors, with benefits for the people of the two nations,” as long as it does not involve—according to him—“interference in our internal affairs.”
However, the regime has denied the existence of a formal “dialogue table.”
