The president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, has confirmed the existence of conversations between officials of the island’s government and the United States to “seek a solution through dialogue” to the crisis that the country is suffering following the threats of the US president, Donald Trump.
“These conversations have been aimed at seeking solutions through dialogue to the bilateral differences that we have between the two nations,” said the president, who also revealed that their objective is to “identify” the problems, “find” solutions and “determine” the disposition of the parties.
Open door to collaborate with the United States
Even so, he has stressed that all this has to be carried out “on the basis of equality and respect for the political systems of both States, for the sovereignty and self-determination” of the Cuban Government. This, according to the Cuban president, is in line with “reciprocity and adherence to International Law.”
In addition, he has left the door open to possible collaborations with the United States “to confront threats and guarantee the security and peace of both nations and in the region.”
A crisis worsened after Maduro’s kidnapping
These conversations come after Trump’s latest threats towards the island and assurances that “Cuba will fall.” He has also proposed taking control “in a friendly manner” and suggesting that his leaders follow the example of Venezuela.
In recent weeks, the situation in Cuba has worsened and is going through an extreme situation. At the moment, the island is under a serious fuel shortage, reminiscent of the 1990s, when the “special period” began after the fall of the Soviet Union, a period of deep shortages aggravated by the embargo that the United States has maintained for decades.
Cultural life is also being affected, because there is no longer music or tourists in the streets, due to the drop in international travel. A crisis that has been aggravated, especially after the kidnapping of the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro.
