Cuba Ready for US Dialogue Based on Reciprocity, Sovereignty - UN Representative
Ernesto Soberon Guzman says Cuba excludes regime change from negotiations, open to discussing only topics not affecting internal political course
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- Cuba's Permanent Representative to the UN Ernesto Soberon Guzman stated Cuba is ready for dialogue with the US based on reciprocity, equality, and respect for sovereignty.
- He emphasized that regime change and removal of leadership are absolutely excluded from negotiations, and Cuba's internal affairs are not subject to discussion.
- The statement comes amid ongoing US pressure, including threats related to Venezuela oil supplies and comments about establishing "friendly control" over the island.
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Cuba is ready for dialogue with the United States based on reciprocity, equality and respect for sovereignty, said Permanent Representative to the UN Ernesto Soberon Guzman.
"Over the years, we have consistently stated that we are ready and really want a dialogue with the US government on a bilateral basis based on the principles of reciprocity, equality, respect for sovereignty and independence, as well as non-interference in internal affairs. The issues of regime change or removal of the leadership are absolutely excluded, Cuba's internal affairs are not a subject of negotiations," he told reporters.
According to him, Havana is open to discussing only those topics that do not affect the internal political course. He said that any contacts are possible only if the principle of non-interference and respect for national sovereignty are respected.
US President Donald Trump said on March 5 that Washington intends to work out a further course of action against Cuba after the completion of the military operation against Iran. Earlier, he repeatedly claimed that the Cuban government and economy were close to falling after the cessation of oil supplies to the island nation from Venezuela under pressure from the United States.
On February 27, Trump said that the United States could "establish friendly control over Cuba." Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on March 13 that Havana and Washington held talks that "were aimed at finding solutions through dialogue on bilateral differences."
However, the Axios portal reported in February, citing sources, that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is secretly discussing the future of the island with Raul Castro's grandson Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro.
