Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Monday that "there are no talks with the U.S. government, except for technical contacts in the area of migration," Radio Bayamo reported.

In a statement posted on social media, the Cuban leader insisted that bilateral relations between the two countries "must be based on international law rather than hostility, threats, and economic coercion."

The statement follows the Trump administration's increased threats against Cuba after the U.S. military's capture of Venezuela strongman Nicolas Maduro.

Trump's threats also come amid the economic and commercial blockade the U.S. has maintained against Cuba for more than six decades.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio added that Cuban authorities have chosen "political control over the people instead of a functioning economy."

Diaz-Canel stressed that the Cuban government has always shown a "willingness to engage in serious and responsible dialogue" with different U.S. administrations, including the current one, grounded in the principles of "sovereign equality, mutual respect, international law, and reciprocal benefit."

In addition to rejecting interference in internal affairs and calling for respect for Cuba's independence, Diaz-Canel referenced Cuban migrants living in America, asserting that the origin and extreme tightening of the blockade have nothing to do with them.

He described them as "victims" of changes in White House migration policies and of "betrayal by Miami politicians."