The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba expresses its profound concern and categorical rejection of the decision by the Government of the United States to exclude three countries, including Cuba, from the Tenth Summit of the Americas, scheduled for December 4 and 5 in Punta Cana.
The Revolutionary Government condemns the escalation of actions perpetrated by the government of the United States to justify a military aggression against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
The accumulation and increase of military troops and material in the Caribbean Sea; the use of force to attack civilian crafts and murder their crews and the unjustified interdiction and detention of a vessel in violation of international regulations, confirm the hostile and irresponsible nature of the ongoing operation.
On 17 September, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla presented Cuba's annual report on the damage caused by the blockade. The report has been published in advance of United Nations General Assembly Resolution 79/7, titled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba", which will be considered on October 28 and 29.
The Cuban Government strongly rejects the current deployment of United States military forces in the Caribbean Sea. This dangerous action represents a serious threat and an aggressive show of force against the sovereignty and self-determination of the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean. Furthermore, it ignores the commitment of the 33 Member States of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States when they proclaimed the region as a Zone of Peace.
Convened by the Government Experience Exchange Office, the Latin America & the Caribbean Regional Leadership Program took place in Dubai from 14 to 18 July.
The Program brought together government representatives, public policy experts and entrepreneurs from several countries in the region, including Cuba, with the aim of strengthening institutional capacities and fostering strategic alliances between Latin America and the Caribbean and the United Arab Emirates.