The comments come in the wake of news that U.S. and Cuban officials have met to discuss future relations between the two longtime Cold War foes.

In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Miguel Díaz-Canel stressed the need for dialogue but said Cuba is prepared to defend itself.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel says he will not bow to pressure by the United States to resign. “Stepping down is not part of our vocabulary,” he said in an interview with US broadcaster NBC News ...

Cuba’s president says his nation does not want war with the United States, but he vows that, if attacked, Cubans would defeat American forces. Dressed in military fatigues, Miguel Díaz-Canel addressed ...

President Miguel Díaz-Canel said any negotiations conducted with the United States would depend on Washington accepting ...

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Cuba's president says his nation does not want war with the United States, but he vows that, if attacked, Cubans would defeat American forces. Dressed in military fatigues, Miguel Díaz-Canel addressed ...

HAVANA (AP) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Thursday that while Cuba does not want military aggression from the United States, his country is prepared to fight should it happen. Díaz-Canel ...