Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said on social media on Saturday that the dialog between Cuba and the United States does not touch on the internal affairs or constitutional systems of either country, nor does it address their respective political, economic or social models.
He emphasized that Cuba is willing to engage in serious and responsible dialog with the U.S. government, seeking ways to resolve bilateral differences based on international law and mutual respect for sovereignty.
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Friday that Cuba had held talks with the United States to discuss key differences between the two countries and possible solutions through dialog.
The president blamed the U.S. energy blockade for exerting significant pressure on Cuba, saying no petroleum shipments have arrived on the island in the past three months.
Dialog With U.S. exclude internal affairs: Cuban foreign minister
Dialog With U.S. exclude internal affairs: Cuban foreign minister
Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng has called on China and Belgium to continue the tradition of mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation, and to promote the sound development of China-Belgium and China-EU relations.
He, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during his meeting with Belgium's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Prevot at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday.
China and Belgium have established a close cooperative relationship featuring mutual benefits and win-win results since the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations 55 years ago, He said, stressing that both sides have carried out fruitful and practical cooperation in the fields of medicine, the chemical industry, finance and logistics, which has helped the bilateral relations to move forward.
As both defenders of multilateralism and supporters of an open world economy, China and Belgium should continue the tradition of mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation to promote the sound development of China-Belgium and China-EU relations, he added.
Belgium and China are friendly cooperative partners on all fronts, Prevot said, stressing that Belgium is willing to take the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries as an opportunity to promote the development of bilateral relations, strengthen cooperation in various fields such as economy and trade, and jointly uphold multilateralism and free trade.
Chinese vice premier meets Belgium's deputy PM on deepening cooperation
