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Trump has assured that the Cuban government will "soon" fall

According to the President of the United States, the Cubans "want to reach an agreement," and to negotiate Trump has appointed Secretary of State Marco Rubio. En the words of the Republican, Cuba's fall would be "the cherry of the cake."

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Donald Trump, President of the United States.

U.S. President Donald Trump  TheCuban Government has assured today, Friday, that it will fall "soon" and has stressed that Havana is "very keento negotiate "with Washington.

"Cuba will soon fall, even though it has no connection with what we've talked about before, but Cuba will falltoo. They are very keen to reach an agreement, "Trump said in a brief telephone conversation with CNN.

According to the US president, the Cubans "want to reach an agreement, "and to negotiate, Trump has appointed Secretary ofState Marco Rubio .

"We have plenty of time, but Cuba is ready after 50 years. I've been looking there for 50 years, "he said.

The Republican has warned that Havana wants to reach an agreement with its administration "as soon as possible" and has assured that it is only "a matter of time" to look to the Caribbean country, suggesting that military action against Iran has diverted the focus of the White House somewhat.

The US believes that Cuba's fall would be "the cherry of the cake, "after the US captured then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January.

Trump has set as an example the "wonderful collaboration"with the interim government of Delcy Rodriguez, with which Washington announced on Thursday that it will restore relations after decades of estrangement.

In recent weeks, US media have reported\ u00A0contacts between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio \u00A0 and a relative of former Cuban President Raúl Castro .

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