He Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez Parrillahe assured this Wednesday ANDfaith that The United States is carrying out “a threatening military deployment” in the Caribbean and the Pacificlow “ridiculous” pretexts that, he said, “they seem like a return to gunboat politics” in Latin America.
“We are all worried”stated Rodríguez Parrilla, pointing out that supposedly has not seen direct evidence about the narcolanchas or the people murdered in the operations thatDonald Trump administration carries out against drug trafficking, first in the Caribbean and then in the Peaceful.
According to the Cuban diplomat, it is “a threatening military deployment”of “offensive nature”born of a “ridiculous” pretextbut what “threats the entire region”.
He increased tensions It started in August with the deployment of US Army ships to the Caribbeaninitially with Venezuela in the spotlightand It has already spread to the Pacific involving Colombia.
“It seems like a return to gun policy, an attempt to assert the Monroe Doctrine against the sovereignty of the countries in the region”argued the Chancellor.
Rodríguez Parrilla stressed that the destroyers and aircraft carriers “are not useful to confront drug trafficking”and what if The US would really like to fight it, “it would have to start by recognizing that it is the main world center for consumption and financial asset laundering”.
He added that “(drug trafficking) cannot be combated with Tomahawk missiles or with tests of ballistic missiles with nuclear capabilities”like those made recently from Florida.
“The United States would have to start by applying its laws against networks and banks that launder money”he opined, and warned that “mixing the issue of drug trafficking with that of terrorism is dangerous and mendacious”.
“They are two despicable phenomena […] but they are invoked with political motivation to threaten States”said the official, pointing out that this “offends the memory of the victims of terrorism”.
Attacks on Marco Rubio
Rodríguez Parrilla expressed his surprise at “the quite personal agenda” of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, one of the harshest critics of the Cuban governmentwho recently requested the release of more than 700 political prisoners in Cuba.
According to the chancellor, Rubio seems “bent on revenge and against popular, progressive, democratic and left-wing processes” in Latin America.
“He appears as a direct instigator of violence and military pressure against our country”he added.
rated as “lackeys” to the countries that They voted against the resolution that condemns the United States sanctions against Cubaapproved in the UN General Assembly with 165 votes in favor, 7 against and 12 abstentions.
Among the votes against, in addition to United States and Israelthey were Argentina, Paraguay, North Macedonia, Ukraine and Hungaryopposing a resolution that denounces sanctions imposed for 63 years and? have hit the Cuban economy hard.
