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Cuba: US talks stalled despite reforms, says foreign minister
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Cuba: US talks stalled despite reforms, says foreign minister

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez stated that talks between Cuba and the U.S. are stalled despite recent market-oriented reforms on the island.
  • Rodriguez indicated that the U.S. introduced new unilateral coercive measures against Cuba shortly after the reforms were announced.
  • The U.S. had previously imposed sanctions on Cuban officials and key companies in early June.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez announced that dialogue between Cuba and the United States has stalled, even as the island nation implements market-oriented reforms. Rodriguez stated that these new measures, aimed at liberalizing the economy, were not discussed in prior U.S.-Cuba talks.

The recently announced measures are a matter of total and absolute sovereignty. We neither listen to nor are interested in the U.S. government's opinion on them.

โ€” Bruno RodriguezCuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez stated that Cuba's new economic reforms are a sovereign matter and not subject to U.S. opinion.

"The recently announced measures are a matter of total and absolute sovereignty. We neither listen to nor are interested in the U.S. government's opinion on them," Rodriguez said. He criticized the U.S. response, noting that the reforms were met with "a new package of unilateral coercive measures... against Cuba."

a new package of unilateral coercive measures... against Cuba.

โ€” Bruno RodriguezCuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez described the U.S. response to Cuba's reforms.

Rodriguez's comments come after the U.S. imposed new sanctions in early June on Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and other officials and companies crucial to the nation's struggling economy. These sanctions followed the adoption of 176 economic measures by Cuba's Communist Party and National Assembly, representing the most significant economic shift since the 1959 revolution. The reforms align with some U.S. demands for political and economic change, including increased private business and foreign investment.

generally with respect

โ€” Bruno RodriguezCuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez described the past behavior of U.S. officials during talks.

While Rodriguez acknowledged that U.S. officials had previously acted "generally with respect" in talks, he also cited "constantly aggressive statements against Cuba, threats of military aggression, and the imposition of additional coercive measures." The U.S. State Department has not yet commented on Rodriguez's latest statements. He made these remarks ahead of a July 7 debate at the UN General Assembly concerning the energy embargo imposed on Cuba by former U.S. President Donald Trump.

constantly aggressive statements against Cuba, threats of military aggression, and the imposition of additional coercive measures.

โ€” Bruno RodriguezCuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez cited aggressive U.S. actions accompanying past talks.
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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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