The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez, reiterated this Saturday that the Cuban government is willing to resume dialogue with the United States to try to channel the differences between both countries, but always "without interference or preconditions."
Rodríguez reminded before the General Assembly of the UN that "we have always been and continue to be willing to dialogue with the government of the United States to try to find a solution to the bilateral differences on the basis of seriousness, respect, sovereign equality, observance of international law, without interference in internal affairs or preconditions."
Hours earlier, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, had pointed out that Washington and Havana could reach some type of understanding, emphasizing that he does not consider it essential to resort to military intervention.
The American president has explicitly expressed that his purpose is to force a change of government on the island and, in that line, has applied since the beginning of the year an embargo on the supply of oil to Cuba.
In a new statement this Saturday, Trump himself insisted that he sees a pact with the Cuban authorities as possible and emphasized that he does not deem armed action necessary. "We want to help Cuba. We want to open Cuba to our people," he stated from Washington in brief remarks to the media.
In response, the Cuban chancellor warned that any military operation by the United States would result in casualties among both the Cuban population and American youth, in addition to causing considerable devastation. "We hope that it never happens," he pointed out.
"Cuba would exercise with all its determination and would exercise the legitimate right to defend itself," Rodríguez emphasized, who, despite the political tensions, has stressed that the country maintains its willingness to develop commercial and investment ties with companies from the United States.