Brazilian Foreign Affairs Minister Mauro Vieira expressed his country's rejection of US threats against Cuba, and called for resolving differences through diplomacy and respect for international law. 

Regarding possible US military intervention in Cuba, Vieira on Monday said he hopes it would not come to that, and the better option is "negotiation and dialogue," Xinhua news agency reported. He noted that the country rejects any type of foreign threat against the Caribbean island, preferring that differences be resolved through diplomacy.