Raul Castro: Cuba won't compromise sovereignty to normalize US relations President said Cuba hopes
Raúl Castro: Cuba won't compromise sovereignty to normalize US relations
President said Cuba hopes to continue to repair relations but made it clear that Trump administration should not expect concessions affecting independence
Reuters in Havana
Wednesday 25 January 2017 16.30 EST
Raúl Castro has said Cuba hopes to continue to normalize relations with the United States but made it clear that the Trump administration should not expect concessions affecting the country’s sovereignty.
Before taking office, Donald Trump threatened to torpedo the still fragile detente between the former cold war foes unless a “better deal” could be struck, without providing details. His aides have said current policy is under review.
“Cuba and the United States can cooperate and live side by side in a civilized manner, respecting our differences and promoting all that is of benefit for both countries and people,” Castro said in his government’s first remarks since Trump became president on Friday.
“But it should not hope that to achieve this Cuba will make concessions inherent to its independence and sovereignty,” he said, in a speech to a summit of Latin American and Caribbean leaders in the Dominican Republic broadcast live on Cuban television.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/25/raul-castro-cuba-sovereignty-us-relations-donald-trump
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