Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel issued a new challenge to the United States on Wednesday amid ongoing negotiations between the two countries, which are marked by escalating tensions. The president, who also heads the long-established Communist Party of Cuba, asserted that dialogue with Washington can only proceed if the northern power respects Cuban conditions. “There is no negotiation,” if the United States does not agree to discussions on Cuban terms, Díaz-Canel declared in a televised address recorded at Havana’s iconic Palace of the Revolution.

Seguir leyendo