Cuba says no negotiations with US despite ‘genocidal’ blockade

Cuba says it will not talk with the United States. Cuba calls the US rules a 'genocidal' blockade. This means the US stops many things from going to Cuba, and this hurts Cuba a lot. Cuba's foreign minister, Bruno Rodríguez, speaks about this. He says the US rules cause big problems for his country.

Cuba says it loses a lot of money because of these US rules. They call it 'record losses.' This means they lose more money than ever before. People in Cuba also have problems with electricity. They face many months of 'punishing blackouts.' This means the power goes off often and for a long time, making life difficult.

The Cuban government thinks the US rules are very bad. They say these rules stop their country from growing and helping its people. So, Cuba states clearly that it does not want to negotiate with the US as long as these rules are in place. They want the US to change its policy first.