Khaberni - Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel announced that his country is "ready for dialogue" with the United States, but "without pressure or preconditions" from Washington.
Diaz said - during a press conference broadcasted by the national television on Thursday - that "Cuba is ready for a dialogue with the United States that can address any subject we wish to discuss: what are the conditions? Without pressure, and without preconditions".
He added that any talks must be conducted "on an equal footing, with respect for our sovereignty and independence and our right to self-determination", and without "interference in our internal affairs".
U.S. President Donald Trump has issued repeated threats against Cuba, and pledged to deprive Cuba of Venezuelan oil, threatening to impose tariffs on any other country that intervenes to assist Havana under American sanctions.
Cuba - which has long relied on oil supplies from Venezuela whose president was overthrown in an American military operation last month -.
UN Warning
On another note, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that Cuba faces the risk of "collapse" if its oil supplies are cut off.
Cuba has been under a U.S. trade embargo for decades, but its economic crisis has worsened after the overthrow of the Venezuelan president and Trump's pledge to stop Venezuelan oil from reaching it.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum revealed that she is using all "diplomatic channels" to ensure the resumption of crude oil shipments to Cuba, announcing that her country will send humanitarian aid to Cuba while seeking to reach an agreement with Washington that also allows for the oil shipment.
She said, "We are assessing the scope of the tariffs threatened by Trump, and using all diplomatic channels. We have not yet reached an agreement in this regard".
The cessation of Mexican supplies will exacerbate the most severe economic crisis Cuba has faced in many years.
What does Trump want?
Media reports have revealed that the Trump administration is exploring new methods of regime change in Cuba, including imposing a full naval blockade, but he then confirmed that his country is in contact with Cuban officials aiming to strike a deal.
Trump is demanding that Cuba reach an agreement with the United States "before it's too late", threatening significant consequences that he did not specify, hinting at the possibility of changing its president.
Trump has also hinted that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio - born in Miami to Cuban immigrant parents - might become the next president of Cuba.
