⚡🚨🇨🇺 NEW - Cuba Confirms “Sensitive Dialogue” With U.S. to Address Bilateral Differences
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel confirmed that officials from Cuba and the United States have recently held conversations aimed at resolving longstanding differences between the two countries. Here’s what to know ⬇:
1. Speaking from the headquarters of the Communist Party of Cuba, President Díaz-Canel said the talks were “aimed at finding solutions, through dialogue, to the bilateral differences that we have between the two nations.”
2. The announcement marks the first official confirmation from Cuba that talks with the U.S. are taking place, following weeks of speculation and remarks from U.S. President Donald Trump suggestion him and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were in contact with Havana.
3. The Cuban leader emphasized that these conversations are being carried out on the basis of “equality, respect for the political systems of both States, sovereignty, and self-determination,” with a firm commitment to international law.
4. Díaz-Canel described the process as “very sensitive” and conducted with “seriousness and responsibility.” He stated that the dialogues are focused on:
🔸 Identifying bilateral issues that need solutions.
🔸 Determining the willingness of both parties to take concrete actions for the benefit of both nations.
🔸 Identifying areas of cooperation to face threats and guarantee security and peace.
5. Washington ramped up its pressure campaign against Cuba following the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, cutting off a vital lifeline for the island and imposing an oil blockade. Díaz-Canel noted that despite this period of “extreme tension,” the potential for a diplomatic breakthrough had emerged.
Cuba also announced Thursday that it will release 51 prisoners following mediation by the Vatican.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel confirmed that officials from Cuba and the United States have recently held conversations aimed at resolving longstanding differences between the two countries. Here’s what to know ⬇:
1. Speaking from the headquarters of the Communist Party of Cuba, President Díaz-Canel said the talks were “aimed at finding solutions, through dialogue, to the bilateral differences that we have between the two nations.”
2. The announcement marks the first official confirmation from Cuba that talks with the U.S. are taking place, following weeks of speculation and remarks from U.S. President Donald Trump suggestion him and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were in contact with Havana.
3. The Cuban leader emphasized that these conversations are being carried out on the basis of “equality, respect for the political systems of both States, sovereignty, and self-determination,” with a firm commitment to international law.
4. Díaz-Canel described the process as “very sensitive” and conducted with “seriousness and responsibility.” He stated that the dialogues are focused on:
🔸 Identifying bilateral issues that need solutions.
🔸 Determining the willingness of both parties to take concrete actions for the benefit of both nations.
🔸 Identifying areas of cooperation to face threats and guarantee security and peace.
5. Washington ramped up its pressure campaign against Cuba following the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, cutting off a vital lifeline for the island and imposing an oil blockade. Díaz-Canel noted that despite this period of “extreme tension,” the potential for a diplomatic breakthrough had emerged.
Cuba also announced Thursday that it will release 51 prisoners following mediation by the Vatican.
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