— Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla: It would not seem at all serious to claim that an island of these dimensions could constitute a threat to the main nuclear power.
Cuba is not, and cannot be, a threat to U.S. national security or the U.S. economy. It is not an enemy, nor does it intend to be one.
This U.S. government desperately needs to try to justify the atrocious policies it applies against our people.
