Cuban president urges US dialogue without conditions of political change - NBC interview

FILE PHOTO: Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel speaks during a meeting with members of the Nuestra America Convoy which arrived to the island with humanitarian aid at the Palacio de Convenciones in Havana, Cuba, March 20, 2026. Adalberto Roque/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

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)