00:00How do you do, Mr. President?
00:29We do not have a table of dialogue between the two countries.
00:46We have had exchange of messages, we have embassies, we have had communications, but
00:51we cannot say that we have a table of dialogue.
00:55Now, the U.S. government knows that we are ready to have a serious, meaningful and responsible
01:03dialogue based on the respect for sovereign equality, respect for international law, and
01:09that we are sure there are many issues that we could discuss, including many of which we
01:15have differences, and that perhaps many of them could find solutions if there were to
01:19be a dialogue between the two countries.
01:22The United States has gone very far in its level of threats, and above all, in the magnitude
01:31of the economic aggression against the people of Cuba.
01:34And also in the type of excuses it's raising.
01:37It has gone to the point of identifying Cuba as a threat to the national security of the
01:46United States, something that most people in the U.S. and outside of the U.S. will find
01:51absurd.
01:52The government found it necessary to raise that, to claim that Cuba has foreign military
01:59bases, that Cuba harbors terrorism, all of which the U.S. government, and in particular,
02:05the authorities that are responsible for those issues in the U.S. know very well that
02:09that is untrue.
02:10The majority of Cubans know that does not bring fuel.
02:14That does not bring agricultural productivity.
02:17That does not push industry.
02:20So we hope that with information, with education, our people understand what it means.
02:24I doubt that the majority of Cubans would say, okay, let's forget about the notion of having
02:32a sovereign nation, and just ask the United States what they want us to be.
02:37I doubt that the majority of the population would do that.
02:42I doubt that the international community would accept it.
02:45Thank you very much.
02:47Thank you very much.
02:48It's nice to see you.
02:49I heard you said you were speaking to people about Cuba to reach an agreement.
02:53What sort of agreement are you hoping to reach?
02:55Is that with the Cuban government?
02:56Well, it's a failed nation now, and they're not getting any money from Venezuela, and they're
03:01not getting any money from anywhere.
03:03It's a failed nation.
03:04Mexico is going to cease sending them oil.
03:07So I'd like to take care of the people that are here from Cuba.
03:12You know, we have many people that came from Cuba that were thrown out of Cuba or that fled
03:16Cuba.
03:17They came over on rafts.
03:18They went through shark-infested waters.
03:21I don't know how they did it.
03:23And it was many years ago.
03:25Many of them would like to go back.
03:26Men would like to at least visit their relatives.
03:28And I think we're at a pretty close point.
03:30We are dealing with the Cuban leaders right now.
03:33Mr. President.
03:34Mr. President.
03:35Thank you very much, everybody.
03:35Thank you guys.
03:36Thank you so much.
03:37Thank you, President.
03:38Thank you for that.
03:44Thank you for that.
03:53Thank you for that.
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