WASHINGTON – The president of the United States, Donald Trump, stated this Saturday that he believes there will be “an agreement” with Cuba and that a military intervention on the island will not be “necessary.”
“I would say that Cuba and we will make an agreement. I don’t think the Army is necessary,” Trump responded at a press conference at the White House, after CBS News reported that the US Armed Forces are preparing for possible military action.
The president added that he wants to “help Cuba” and “open” the country because there are “Cuban-Americans who want to return.”
As published by CBS News on Friday, the United States Army Reserve is studying whether it can provide the Armed Forces Southern Command with police reinforcements, medical personnel and other support units in the next four months for possible military action around Cuba.
On September 22, on the occasion of his speech at the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, He stated that Cuba is “a failed state,” and defended Washington’s foreign policy in the midst of tensions.
The president added that The communist regime “will fall” and added that the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, was “immersed in the negotiations.” with Havana.
Cuban Foreign Minister at the UN
The Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez, stated this Saturday before the UN General Assembly that he hopes “that a US military intervention on the island never occurs” and that, “if it materializes, it would exercise with all its determination and energy its legitimate right to defend itself.”
Rodríguez reiterated at the UN that “the threat of the use of military force” against the island persists, however, his statements coincided with statements by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, who stated that he believes there will be “an agreement” with Cuba and a military intervention will not be “necessary.”
The chancellor pointed out that the government is “aware of the immense challenge” that the island faces “for its security and survival.”
Previously, in an interview this week with NBC News, the Cuban Foreign Minister assured that the US “will never be able to find justification” for a military attack against the island and stated that he does not believe that an action similar to that of Venezuela will be repeated.
Regarding the recent negotiations between Havana and Washington, the Cuban Foreign Minister affirmed that “there have been some diplomatic conversations,” but did not want to “offer more details” and refused to confirm reports that the grandson of former president Raúl Castro, Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, is leading the dialogue on the Cuban side.
Since the capture of Nicolás Maduro last January by US forces in Venezuela, the Donald Trump Administration has redoubled pressure on Cuba, imposing an oil blockade that has worsened its economic crisis, to force political and economic changes on the island.
