Occasions our willingness to maintain with the government of the United States a respectful dialogue based on the principle of sovereign equality in order to address a wide variety of topics in a reciprocal manner without detriment to the National Independence and Self Determination of our people. This was a position expressed to the u. S. Government both publicly and privately on on severalfidel occasions during our longstanding struggle with the aim of addressing and resolving our differences through negotiations without renouncing any of our principles. The heroic cuban people has shown in the face of aggression, serious dangers, adversities, and sacrifices that it will and has always been faithful to the ideals of independence and social justice, strongly united throughout the last 56 years of revolution, we have maintained our unswerving loyalty to those who fell in defense of our principles, dating back to the beginning of our wars of independence in 1868. Despite the difficultie
Invasion, which tried to overthrow his regime. Over the next several decades, the relationship between our countries played out against the backdrop of the cold war, and americas steadfast opposition to communism. We are separated by just over 90 miles. But year after year, an ideological and economic barrier hardened between our two countries. Meanwhile, the Cuban Exile Community in the United States made enormous contributions to our country in politics and business, culture and sports. Like immigrants before, cubans helped remake america, even as they felt a painful yearning for the land and families they left behind. All of this bound america and cuba in a unique relationship, at once family and foe. Proudly, the United States has supported democracy and human rights in cuba through these five decades. We have done so primarily through policies that aimed to isolate the island, preventing the most basic travel and commerce that americans can enjoy anyplace else. And though this pol
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