April 9 (Reuters) – Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel told NBC News that the country has asked U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to engage in dialogue without demanding changes from Cuba’s political system or imposing other conditions, the network said on Thursday.
In the interview with NBC News’ Kristen Welker, he also said that his leadership is tied to a mandate from the Cuban people.
“The concept of revolutionaries giving up and stepping down, it’s not part of our vocabulary either,” he said.
(Reporting by Brendan O’Boyle and Daina Beth Solomon)
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