Havana.- Cuban Foreign Minister,
Bruno Rodríguez, warned this Sunday that
Latin America and the Caribbean have “an imminent challenge and threat” following the recent US military attack against Venezuela.
During an extraordinary meeting of the
Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac), Rodríguez considered that it is an “existential threat of a historical and transversal nature to all political and ideological lines.”
The island’s Foreign Minister advocated that “all the States of Celac put aside their differences to collectively defend the bases of the independence and sovereignty of the countries in the area in the face of that threat.”
He stressed that Cuba rejects Washington’s “brutal intention” to impose “instruments of domination” with which they treat Latin America as a “backyard” because “it is not a disputed territory, it belongs to no one other than the sovereignty of the peoples.”
He also said that it is urgent to mobilize all diplomatic and political efforts to demand the “immediate release” of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, as well as to demand due respect for Venezuelan territorial integrity and independence.
“The accountability of those responsible for the aggressions must be demanded,” stated the Cuban chancellor, and he spoke out against allowing “force and barbarism to prevail over international law” and for “the sovereignty of a brotherly people not to be sacrificed.”
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Following the
American bombings last Saturday in several areas of Venezuela and the military operation that culminated in the capture of Maduro and Flores, the Government of Havana – historical ally of Caracas – labeled them as an “act of terrorism” and an “attack on international law”.
He also held Washington responsible “for the deaths, and the human and material damage already caused, and that may result from the aggression” and considered those acts to be a “barefaced imperialist and fascist aggression” with “the goal of having unrestricted access and control over the natural resources of Venezuela and the region.”
