Our position is that we do not accept conditions of any kind which may affect the independence and sovereignty of our country just with the view to solve economic problems existing between the United States and Cuba.

We are proud of the history of our country; we learned it in school and have grown up hearing of freedom, justice and human rights.

Following the missile crisis, detente started to gain ground between the United States and the Soviet Union, so the international political climate improved after that.

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