Cuba's Diaz-Canel says there are no current talks with US after Trump threats
· France 24Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Monday there are no talks with the United States government in an apparent response to comments the day before by US President Donald Trump suggesting the two longtime rivals were in conversations.
Trump told reporters on Sunday that the US was "talking to Cuba". He did not specify what had been discussed in the alleged conversations but said "you´ll find out pretty soon".
Trump on Sunday warned Havana to "make a deal" soon, pledging to cut off all oil and money Venezuela had provided before seizing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a lightning raid on January 3.
"THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA – ZERO!" Trump said on his Truth Social platform. "I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE."
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Diaz-Canel denied any ongoing conversations except for technical contacts in the migration field.
"As history demonstrates, in order for the relations between the United States and Cuba to advance, they must be based in international law instead of hostility, threats and economic coercion," Diaz-Canel said.
Washington has imposed economy-crippling sanctions on its island neighbour for decades, but Trump has ramped up the pressure in recent days.
(FRANCE 24 with Reuters and AFP)