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Havana: A day after US President Donald Trump threatened Havana, in the wake of attack on Venezuela, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Monday said that his government was not in talks with Washington.
His statement on X came following Trump’s suggestion, saying that Cuba “make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.” In his message, the US President did not not eleborate on what kind of agreement he was referring to.
Responding to Trump, Díaz-Canel observed that “the relations between the US and Cuba to progress, they must be based on international law rather than hostility, threats, and economic coercion.” The recent attack by the US on Venezuala have increased tensions between Washington and Havana.
“We have always been willing to hold a serious and responsible dialogue with the various US governments, including the current one, based on sovereign equality, mutual respect, principles of International Law, and mutual benefit without interference in internal affairs and with full respect for our independence, he further said.”
Earlier on Sunday, Trump said that Cuba would not have to live off money and oil from Venezuela. Notably, in a stunning attack on Venezuela on January 3, the US killed 32 Cuban officers and civilians and took Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to New York. The US has started a trial on Maduro, accusing him of being a kingpin in a drug trafficking racket.
Notably, before the US attack on Venezuela, Cuba was receiving 35,000 barrels of oil from Venezuela. It was also receiving 7,500 barrels from Russia and 5,500 barrels of oil from Mexico every day. However, despite oil shipment oby Venezuela, Cuba has been experiencing a shortage of fuel and tumbling electricity supply.
