Cuban Official Says Talks with the US Are at a Standstill, Announces UN Debate on US Oil Embargo
Bruno Rodríguez said 176 economic measures were approved as new U.S. sanctions deepened blackouts, fuel rationing and transport disruptions.
- On Tuesday, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodr announced that talks with the United States are at a standstill, while scheduling a July 7 debate at the General Assembly on the energy embargo imposed by President Donald Trump.
- Earlier this month, the United States imposed sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Canel and other officials, following the Communist Party and National Assembly's approval of 176 economic measures representing the island's largest reform since the revolution.
- The oil blockade has paralyzed Cuba's economy, causing prolonged blackouts, fuel rationing, and internet outages; basic services including garbage collection and water delivery have been suspended, with workdays reduced.
- Rodriguez stated that economic measures are "a matter of total and absolute sovereignty," while acknowledging U.S. conduct was "generally respectful" during earlier talks, though accompanied by "constant aggressive statements" against Cuba.
- Denying Cuba is a threat to the United States, Rodriguez criticized the ongoing policy of hostility. The State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the upcoming debate.
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Cuban official says talks with the U.S. are at a standstill despite recent free-market reforms
Earlier this month, the U.S. slapped new sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Díaz Canel and other officials, as well as on companies key to the island's crumbling economy.
Talks between Cuba and the US are at a standstill, although the island has recently adopted several reforms in the direction of the free market, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez announced today.
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Cuban official says talks with the US are at a standstill, announces UN debate on US oil embargo
HAVANA (AP) — Talks between Cuba and the U.S. are at a standstill, despite the island recently approving a series of free-market reforms, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez announced Tuesday.
The Cuban Foreign Minister announced a debate in the UN General Assembly on July 7 and warned of the worsening of the "multidimensional aggression" of the United States.
The Cuban government today stated that months of negotiations with the United States, which is applying maximum pressure on the island in an attempt to bring about political change, show no progress. "The talks between the governments of Cuba and the United States show no progress," Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez said in a press conference, although he stressed that, "despite all that," Havana "will remain open to dialogue and the peace…
Cuba's foreign minister said Tuesday that talks with the United States, launched earlier this year, leave little hope of ending US sanctions that are weighing heavily on the island nation's faltering economy.
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