Cuban official says talks with the U.S. are at a standstill despite recent free-market reforms
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Give now to help PBS News start our new fiscal year strong. Close Popup PBS News By — Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Talks between Cuba and the U.S. are at a standstill, despite the island recently approving a series of free-market reforms, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez announced Tuesday.
He noted that the newly unveiled reforms were neither mentioned nor discussed in earlier talks between the two nations. "The recently announced (measures) are a matter of total and absolute sovereignty," Rodriguez said. "We have neither listened to nor are we interested in the U.S.
government's opinion on them." But he said it was striking that they "were met with a new package of unilateral coercive measures ... against Cuba." Earlier this month, the U.S. slapped new sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Díaz Canel and other officials, as well as on companies key to the island's crumbling economy.
Some of the sanctions were announced after Cuba's Communist Party and the National Assembly of People's Power approved 176 economic measures representing the biggest economic shift since the revolution. They align with some of the demands made by the United States, which is pressuring for a change in Cuba's political and economic model. The reforms include more space for private businesses, free hiring of personnel and authorization for private banks and investment by Cubans abroad.
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