Cuban diplomacy leader Bruno Rodríguez said today that the island government is open to “commercial and business relations with US companies” by reiterating Havana’s willingness to dialogue with Washington.
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26/09/2026
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Lusa
“ ANDwe are open to trade and business relations with US companies, as we are with any other country,” stressed the minister of the Cuban diplomacy portfolio at the UN General Assembly.
In this sense, he mentioned the process of implementing the 176 economic reforms adopted last June on the island, which seek to liberalize and decentralize the economy, although he reiterated that they are measures aimed at “persisting in the construction of socialism”.
He insisted that the Havana Government remains “ready for dialogue with the United States to try to find a solution to bilateral differences”.
However, he stressed that these processes should take place “on the basis of seriousness, respect, sovereign equality, compliance with international law and without interference in internal affairs or preconditions”.
On a possible US military intervention in Cuba, Rodríguez reiterated that “the threat of the use of military force persists,” an action that, “to be realized, would constitute a major crime, would cause the deaths of Cubans and young Americans and a huge destruction.”.
“ We hope it will never occur,” he said, stating that, in case of this, “Cuba would exercise its right to defend itself with all its determination and energy”.