Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has said dialogue with the United\nStates has stalled and there is no clear agenda for negotiations.<\/p>\n
Diaz-Canel also denied claims that Cuba is on the verge of economic\ncollapse, as reported by the Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo and\ncited by Anadolu on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a willingness to engage in dialogue and there are officials\nfrom our government who have spoken with US government officials.\nHowever, so far it has not been possible to make progress. There is no\nagenda,\u201d Diaz-Canel said.<\/p>\n
He said Cuba remains willing to open channels of dialogue with the\nUS, but rejects negotiations conducted under pressure.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere must be no dialogue under oppression. We need to seek channels\nof dialogue without preconditions,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n
He also accused the US of attempting to close off all available\navenues for Cuba, referring to statements by US Secretary of State Marco\nRubio.<\/p>\n
Diaz-Canel also rejected claims that his country is on the brink of\ncollapse, despite shortages of fuel, electricity, food and\nmedicines.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are in a complex situation, but this situation is marked by the\nextraordinary creativity and historic resilience of the Cuban people,\u201d\nhe said.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, Diaz-Canel acknowledged various problems caused by\ngovernment bureaucracy and delays in implementing reforms, but said\nCuba\u2019s economic crisis is primarily caused by the US \u201cblockade\u201d.<\/p>\n
Diaz-Canel defended a package of 176 economic measures approved by\nCuba\u2019s parliament in June, saying the reforms aim to strengthen the\ncountry\u2019s socialist economic model.<\/p>\n
The measures expand the role of the private business sector and\nforeign investment, but he rejected the notion that the policies\nrepresent a shift towards capitalism.<\/p>\n
The interview took place amid rising tensions between Cuba and the\nUS, as the Trump administration tightens economic pressure on Cuba.<\/p>\n
Diaz-Canel said Havana will continue to defend its sovereignty while\nremaining open to dialogue with Washington without preconditions.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/diaz-canel-condemns-us-pressure-insists-cuba-will-not-surrender-1787739826", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }