Cubas Selective Exclusion from Summit of the Americas Questioned

Cuba’s Selective Exclusion from Summit of the Americas Questioned

According to Prensa Latina, López Obrador insists that the era of blockades is over and that coercive measures must give way to dialogue and cooperation, while respecting the sovereignty and political forms of each government.

Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard explained very precisely to journalists this week that, in relation to the Los Angeles summit, the Mexican President will propose that the United States accept the countries of America as its allies to work on the same regional development effort.

He confirmed that López Obrador will call for the beginning of a new phase for the United States with its southern neighbors, in which it is not only what we have experienced in the past few decades, but a different position than Washington, more inclusive, more respectful, more concerned and that there is investment in the region.

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ALSO CRITICIZES THE EXCLUSION OF CUBA

Also the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Keith Rowley, presented the exclusion of Cuba and other countries from the IX. America summit in question.

Given the intention to deny Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua participation, Rowley pointed out that “this will pose a difficulty for Caricom because our principles in dealing with Cuba are very clear, we have no sanctions against Cuba and we are not in Consider it the devil incarnate,” he said after returning from a meeting of that organization in Barbados, PL reported.

The prime minister confirmed the Cuban Foreign Ministry’s allegations about the pressure when he shared details of a meeting between United States government adviser to the Summit of the Americas, Chris Dodd, and Caricom officials.

He said that at the meeting in Los Angeles there was a discussion about the representation of the countries mentioned, which Washington says should fall on the self-proclaimed President Juan Guaidó in the case of Venezuela.

“We do not recognize that there is a President Guaidó, and the United Nations has recognized that the legitimate government of Venezuela is the one headed by (Nicolás) Maduro, so the summit is (…) for non-government officials , a difficulty,” Rowley pointed out.