Havana, Oct 12 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Díaz-Canel stated today that Cuba has always been willing to engage in serious and responsible dialogue with various U.S. administrations, but for now, only technical contacts exist in the area of migration.
The president made the statements on his Twitter account, following claims by US President Donald Trump about alleged contact with Cuban authorities, something the island’s press had already dismissed as speculation. “There are no talks with the United States government, except for technical contacts in the area of migration,” the Cuban president wrote on his social media account.
Díaz-Canel said that the willingness to engage in dialogue includes the current White House administration “on the basis of sovereign equality, mutual respect, principles of International Law, reciprocal benefit without interference in internal affairs and with full respect for our independence.”
The head of state recalled that the origin and extreme tightening of the blockade have no relation to the Cubans residing in the United States, who are there driven by that failed policy and by the privileges of the Cuban Adjustment Act.
The message states that these Cubans on American soil “are now victims of the change in policies towards migrants and the betrayal of Miami politicians.”
Likewise, the president of the Caribbean nation mentioned the existence of bilateral Migration Agreements in force that Cuba scrupulously complies with.
At the same time, he expressed the conviction demonstrated throughout history that “relations between the United States and Cuba, in order to move forward, must be based on International Law instead of hostility, threats and economic coercion.”
The statements made by the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba on Monday come after a weekend of firm declarations from the island in its defense and in response to threats launched from Washington.
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