Cuban President Raul Castro has lashed out at the US, accusing Barack Obama's administration of endorsing efforts to undermine the communist regime.
In his annual address, Mr Castro said the US had sent a government contractor to supply dissidents. The unnamed US citizen was detained two weeks ago.
Speaking during his annual address, he said "the enemy is as active as ever".
The comments came as US band Kool and the Gang performed in Havana, in what some saw a sign of improving ties.
The concert, performed to an audience of thousands on Sunday, forms part of a series of recent cultural exchanges between Cuba and the US.
Mr Castro's comments were the first to acknowledge the detention of the US citizen, who works for a Maryland-based development organisation which regularly carries out work for the US government's agency for international development.
The contractor is reported to have been detained while distributing mobile phones and laptops. The US has made repeated requests for access to him.
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