Cuban Ambassador Highlights Prospects for New Measures and Cooperation

Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, Cuba's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations, stated Thursday on his Facebook profile that the country will continue implementing the 176 measures approved to update its economic and social model, in response to interventionist statements by Donald J. Trump.

"President Donald J. Trump is right when he says that many things will happen in Cuba in the next two months," the diplomat wrote, highlighting that these provisions open opportunities for investment and business, including the participation of U.S. companies and Cuban-American citizens in sectors such as tourism, real estate, and banking.

"Cuban scientists, despite the obstacles imposed by the energy blockade, will also continue producing very effective medications and biotechnological products for the treatment of various diseases," Soberón Guzmán noted, mentioning conditions such as Alzheimer's, lung cancer, and diabetic foot ulcers.

"Likewise, the preparation of our people for the defense of the homeland will continue to increase," he stated, underscoring the nation's permanent defense through the concept of the War of All the People.

The permanent representative emphasized that "Cuba promotes dialogue, the peaceful solution of our differences, and the increase of cooperation and bilateral ties with the United States," which he considered beneficial for both parties and for the Latin American and Caribbean region.

"If an undesired scenario of confrontation is imposed upon us, let there be no doubt, the Cuban people will defend their sovereignty and independence," he concluded.