The Cuban regime asserted this Sunday that it does not pose a threat to the security of the United States and expressed its willingness to "reactivate and expand bilateral cooperation" in areas such as combating terrorism, drug trafficking, human trafficking, and cybersecurity.
In a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX), Havana asserted that “Cuba does not host foreign military or intelligence bases” and that “it does not support, finance, or allow terrorist activities,” while also proposing to resume technical cooperation channels with Washington “for the benefit of both peoples.”
The regime reaffirmed "its commitment to cooperate with the United States and other nations to strengthen regional and international security," despite being repeatedly identified as one of the main destabilizing agents on the continent due to its support for authoritarian movements, intelligence operations, and political and military influence networks in Latin America, in alliance with regimes like that of Russia, which Washington considers a threat to global security.
The same government that had military personnel in Venezuela, 32 of whom were eliminated by the United States, now claims to be willing to "collaborate."
The statement comes amidst a climate of heightened tension caused by the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump, who in recent hours has announced the imposition of tariffs on countries supplying oil to Cuba, restricted remittances and travel to the island, and declared the regime as an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security of the United States.
The MINREX text states that "cooperation and peaceful coexistence" are possible if they are based on mutual respect and international law, although it warns that Cuba "will never give up defending its sovereignty and independence."
The statement seeks to project an image of openness following the tightening of Washington's policy, which includes an almost total energy blockade, the suspension of crude oil shipments from Mexico to the island, and the review of financial sanctions against the military conglomerate GAESA, controlled by Raúl Castro.
This new statement from the Cuban regime comes just one day after Havana portrayed itself as a victim of "impunity" and "abuse" in response to President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at cutting fuel supply to the Island.
In that statement, MINREX denounced what it described as an "escalation of the economic blockade" by the United States, after Washington declared a national emergency to impose tariffs on countries that supply oil to the regime.
The contradiction is evident: a State accused of repressing, censoring, and impoverishing its own people is now trying to present itself to the international community as a good-faith actor seeking cooperation and respect.
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, revealed this Sunday that his administration is holding discussions with high-ranking officials of the Cuban regime to explore a possible agreement with the island.
During statements to the press from his residence in Mar-a-Lago, in Florida, the president assured that Washington is “talking with people at the highest levels in Cuba to see what is happening” and acknowledged that his goal is to achieve an understanding that benefits both Cubans on the island and those living in exile.
Cuba is a failed nation. It has been for a long time, but now it no longer has Venezuela to support it,” Trump said, referring to the energy and financial collapse of the regime following the fall of chavismo and the end of oil shipments.
Additionally, he stated that he would be willing to reach an agreement with the Cuban regime if the country initiates a process of political opening and abandons the communist system.
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