Cuba's top diplomat for US affairs said Tuesday she cannot imagine the next president of the United States undoing the historic rapprochement the two countries embarked on under Barack Obama. "I can't imagine a new president, whoever it is, deciding to break off relations with Cuba and close the (US) embassy," said Josefina Vidal, the Cuban foreign ministry's top official for US affairs, in an interview published by Cuban state news agency ACN.

She admitted however that the November 8 elections in the United States introduce an element of uncertainty to the thaw between the communist island and its long-time Cold War foe. "There are other issues where they could backtrack, such as cooperation in different areas," she said. The crowded field of Republican presidential candidates has been nearly unanimous in its hostility toward Obama's decision to restore ties with Cuba after more than five decades, while the Democratic candidates back the move.

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