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Cuban Gov. Says There’s No Discussion on Regime Change

HAVANA TIMES — The statements made last Friday by Cuban Vice Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio turned out to be incendiary, especially regarding the US-Cuba talks he himself had denied until recently.

“The nature of the Cuban government, its structure, and its members are not part of the negotiation. That is something no sovereign country negotiates,” he said before the Nuestra America solidarity convoy, a group of foreign citizens sincerely concerned about the harsh reality Cubans face, but, as usual, manipulated by the dictatorship to sell them its victim narrative.

According to his words, in the behind-the-scenes conversations between the governments of the United States and Cuba, there is no discussion of a regime change on the island.

Does Cossío think we are fools? What other interest could the administration of Donald Trump have in a country that has nothing else to offer but sulfur-laden oil, half-empty and partially closed hotel facilities, an obsolete electrical system, and a Gross Domestic Product in constant decline?

What little remained viable—sugar and nickel—is now at dismal levels compared to previous times.

Is Cossío really going to tell me that Trump is spending millions of dollars on a total blockade by sea just to collect those crumbs afterward?

The US president himself told the press that either an agreement is reached or he will do what he has to do. Of course, right now he has Iran in his sights, and that is his priority, but he acknowledged having seen the demonstrations by Cubans near his residence in West Palm Beach, and this had an impact.

Just as they lied to us by denying the existence of the talks, they now........

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