华盛顿，10月5日--哈瓦那驻华盛顿高级外交官告诉路透社，古巴和美国一直保持着“沟通渠道”，但目前没有进行任何正式谈判，特朗普政府正在对这个共产党统治的岛屿发起压力运动。
WASHINGTON, Oct 5 - Cuba and the United States have maintained “channels of communication” but are not currently engaged in any formal negotiations, Havana’s top diplomat in Washington told Reuters, as the Trump administration pursues a pressure campaign against the communist-ruled island.
驻华盛顿大使馆临时代办利安尼斯·托雷斯·里维拉周一在接受采访时表示，古巴仍然愿意进行“尊重”的对话，但对唐纳德·特朗普总统的威胁“并不天真”，并已加强准备，以防美国采取任何军事行动。
In an interview on Monday, Lianys Torres Rivera, chargé d’affaires at the embassy in Washington, said Cuba remains open to a “respectful” dialogue but is “not naïve” about President Donald Trump’s threats and has increased preparations to defend itself in the event of any US military action.
她说，美国与古巴最新的外交接触涉及会面、电话和WhatsApp消息，但双方在谈判议程或重启正式会谈方面没有取得进展。
The latest US-Cuba diplomatic contacts have involved meetings as well as phone calls and WhatsApp messages, but the two sides have made no progress toward an negotiating agenda or restarting official talks, she said.
托雷斯·里维拉说：“我们与美国之间有沟通渠道。”她拒绝提供有关时间、主题和参与者的详细信息。
“What we have with the US is channels of communication,” Torres Rivera said. She declined to provide details on the timing, topics and participants.
她对通讯的描述似乎没有达到特朗普上个月在联合国的说法，即国务卿马可·卢比奥正在与哈瓦那“深入谈判”。特朗普还称古巴是一个“失败的国家”，并预测其政府将垮台。古巴代表团退场以示抗议。
Her description of the communications appear to fall short of Trump’s assertion at the United Nations last month that Secretary of State Marco Rubio was “deep into negotiations” with Havana. Trump also called Cuba an "failed state” and predicted its government would fall. The Cuban delegation walked out in protest.
特朗普公开表示，他的目标是从根本上改变古巴政府。美国实施的石油封锁使该国面临严重压力，因为该国面临着燃料短缺和基础设施故障加剧的停电。联合国人权专家谴责石油封锁违反了国际法。
Trump has openly stated that his goal is to fundamentally change Cuba's government. A US-imposed oil blockade has put the country under severe strain as it contends with fuel shortages and blackouts exacerbated by failing infrastructure. UN human rights experts have condemned the oil blockade as a violation of international law.
古巴外交部长布鲁诺·罗德里格斯（Bruno Rodriguez）6月底表示，今年早些时候与美国启动的谈判已陷入停滞，9月初，尚未进行或计划进行任何谈判。白宫和国务院没有立即回复记者的置评请求。古巴的“红线”托雷斯·里维拉表示，古巴的“红线”仍然是哈瓦那不愿意就其政治制度的任何改变进行谈判，因为特朗普要求罢免古巴领导层是对主权的侵犯。
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said at the end of June that talks initiated earlier this year with the US had stalled, and in early September that no talks were under way or planned. The White House and State Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment. CUBA'S 'RED LINE' Torres Rivera said Cuba’s “red line” remains that Havana is unwilling to negotiate any changes in its political system, seeing Trump’s demands for the removal of the Cuban leadership as a violation of sovereignty.
她驳斥了特朗普政府关于古巴对美国国家安全构成威胁或正在干涉美国内政的说法，并表示华盛顿正在利用此类指控作为借口，继续在经济上挤压古巴，实施她所谓的“集体惩罚”。特朗普政府上周加强了对古巴的禁运，进一步限制美国人前往古巴并限制其私营部门使用美国银行业务。
She rejected the Trump administration’s claims that Cuba was a threat to US national security or is interfering in US domestic affairs, and said Washington was using such accusations as a pretext to continue squeezing the island economically in what she called “collective punishment.”The Trump administration tightened the embargo against Cuba last week, further restricting travel there by Americans and access to US banking for its private sector.
托雷斯·里维拉表示，这些措施与美国坚持希望古巴扩大私营企业的说法相矛盾。
Those measures, said Torres Rivera, contradict US insistence that it wants Cuba to expand private enterprise.
面对美国的压力，古巴于6月推出了自由市场改革，如果全面实施，将是自1959年前领导人菲德尔·卡斯特罗上台以来古巴社会主义经济的最大变化。但华盛顿表示，改革还不够，并呼吁举行“自由和公平”的选举。
Facing US pressure, Cuba in June unveiled free-market reforms that, if fully implemented, would represent the biggest change to the island's socialist economy since former leader Fidel Castro took control in 1959. But Washington says the reforms do not go far enough and has also called for "free and fair" elections.
尽管存在差距，特朗普上个月末预测美国和古巴“将达成协议”，并补充说，“我认为我们不需要军队。”但古巴政府仍然保持警惕。
Despite the gaps, Trump predicted late last month that the US and Cuba “will make a deal,” adding, ”I don't think we'll need the military.”But the Cuban government remains wary.
托雷斯·里维拉说：“古巴一直在为美国的侵略做准备。”“我们现在比以往任何时候都更加增强我们的能力……这是为了保护我们自己。”路透社
“Cuba has always been preparing for an aggression from the US,” Torres Rivera said. “And we are increasing our capabilities now more than ever before … It is to defend ourselves.”REUTERS