Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío said its political system and leadership are not on the table as economic pressure mounts.

Cuban leader Miguel Diaz-Canel delivers a speech during a plenary session of the Eurasian Economic Forum in Minsk, Belarus, on June 26, 2025. Sputnik/Sergey Bobylev/Pool via Reuters
The Cuban regime ruled out any negotiation over its president’s term or political system in talks with the United States.
Replying to a reporter’s question during a press conference on Friday, Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío rejected the suggestion.


