Overview
- Vice Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio said at a press conference that neither Cuba’s political system nor President Miguel Díaz-Canel’s tenure is up for negotiation.
- He confirmed confidential discussions with the United States but declined to disclose where or when the talks are taking place.
- Cuba acknowledged entering talks a week earlier as it blames a U.S.-driven oil blockade for deepening its economic crisis.
- Media reports from USA Today and the New York Times described U.S. exploration of a deal tied to leadership change, which Cuban officials publicly rejected.
- De Cossio cited potential discussion topics such as trade under the U.S. embargo and long-standing compensation claims, including 5,913 U.S. claims for properties nationalized after 1959.