U.S. President and Nobel Peace Prize, Barack Obama responded to a questionnaire from Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez, and said he was in favor of a “direct diplomacy without conditions” and did not rule out a trip to the island when “all its people can enjoy the same rights and opportunities” of the rest of the continent.

Responding to questions sent three months ago by Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Obama said his administration has initiated a process of engagement with the regime of President Raúl Castro and his retired brother Fidel in areas such as migration and mail service, but that the administration was waiting for reciprocal actions from the Cuban government.

Sanchez uses caustic, often witty posts to provide an inside look at a communist state, writing about such daily hardships as food shortages and tensions caused by a lack of freedom of expression and assembly.

Obama assured Sanchez that the United States “has no intention of invading Cuba”, a Cold War concept that top Cuban officials insist is still a possibility.

Raul Castro, who took over the presidency from his ailing brother Fidel in February 2008, has said he would be willing to meet with Obama and has even suggested they should sit down at the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay. Obama told Sanchez he doesn’t want empty dialogue.

“I am not interested… in talking for the sake of talking,” he wrote. “In the case of Cuba, such diplomacy should create opportunities to advance the interests of the United States and the cause of freedom for the Cuban people.”

Obama answered seven questions from Sanchez, with his responses running more than 1,000 words. Sanchez said he wrote in English but that his office provided a Spanish translation, which she posted.