Lianis Torres Rivera, Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Cuban Embassy in the US, said in an interview with Reuters on the 5th that Cuba and the US maintain a “channel of communication” but have not begun any formal negotiations. Torres said that Cuba is open to “respectful dialogue” between Cuba and the US. Diplomatic contacts between the two sides include holding meetings, phone calls, and communicating through chat software, but the two sides have made no progress in finalizing the negotiation agenda or restarting formal negotiations. Torres did not disclose information such as the time, subject, or participants of the “communication” between Cuba and the US. At the same time, Torres refuted US claims that Cuba poses a threat to US national security and interferes in its internal affairs, stressing that the US continues to exert economic pressure on Cuba under the guise of similar accusations, constituting “collective punishment.”

Lianis Torres Rivera, Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Cuban Embassy in the US, said in an interview with Reuters on the 5th that Cuba and the US maintain “channels of communication” but have not begun any formal negotiations. Torres said that Cuba is open to “respectful dialogue” between Cuba and the US. Diplomatic contacts between the two sides include holding meetings, phone calls, and communicating through chat software, but the two sides have made no progress in finalizing the negotiation agenda or restarting formal negotiations. Torres did not disclose information such as the time, subject, or participants of the “communication” between Cuba and the US. At the same time, Torres refuted US claims that Cuba poses a threat to US national security and interferes in its internal affairs, stressing that the US continues to exert economic pressure on Cuba under the guise of similar accusations, constituting “collective punishment.”