The Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel stated this Thursday during an interview in Havana with NBC News that his country is not subject to the dictates of the United States.
“We have a free and sovereign state, a free state. We enjoy self-determination and independence. So we are not subject to the dictates of the United States,” Díaz-Canel told Kristen Welker, host of NBC News’ “Meet the Press.”
Also in what is his first interview with a U.S. broadcast network. The Cuban president made it clear that “resigning is not part of our vocabulary.”
So “In Cuba, the people who hold leadership positions are not chosen by the U.S. government, nor do they have a mandate from the U.S. government.” He emphasized in excerpts published from the interview, the extended version of which will air on Sunday, April 12th.
Díaz-Canel also gave an interview in recent days to Newsweek magazine. In which he said that the people of the United States and Cuba deserve the opportunity to work together in a climate of peace, friendship, and cooperation.
Furthermore the head of state reaffirmed the Cuban Revolution’s policy that dialogue is possible between the two countries. And that it is possible to maintain a civilized relationship between neighbors. Regardless of ideological differences.
Moreover we have always maintained, he emphasized, that “this must be a respectful dialogue on equal terms. With respect for our sovereignty, our political system, our self-determination. On the basis of reciprocity and in accordance with international law.”
With information from Prensa Latina
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