Cuba held talks with the US government, said Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel this Friday, 13th, marking the first time that the Caribbean country confirmed widespread speculation about discussions with the Trump administration, amid the serious energy crisis.
Díaz-Canel said the talks “aimed at finding solutions through dialogue to the bilateral differences between our two nations. International factors facilitated these exchanges.” He did not elaborate on these factors, nor did he provide specific information about the conversations, which US President Donald Trump has previously referred to.
When questioned, the White House referred to Trump’s public statements about discussions with Cuba, which, according to him, were being led by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and were aimed at pushing for significant changes in Cuban policies and governance.
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Trump suggested that Cuba’s top leaders would do well to avoid the fate of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who was deposed and arrested in a US military operation in January.
Shortly after Díaz-Canel’s statement, two American officials said that Rubio and his top aides met in late February in the Caribbean with the grandson of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro, who is believed to exert influence in the government despite not holding an official position.
*Fonte: Associated Press.
*Content translated with the help of Artificial Intelligence, reviewed and edited by the Broadcast Editorial Team, Grupo Estado’s real-time news system.
