Madrid/A dozen people were waiting this Monday at the doors of the Viana Palace, in Madrid, the official residence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, for the Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez, who traveled to meet his Spanish counterpart, José Manuel Albares. “Son of a bitch”, “brazen”, “disgraceful”, “traitors to the country”, “criminals”, they were some of the insults that they dedicated to Rodríguez when he got out of his official car, in addition to “long live free Cuba”, “freedom for the people of Cuba” or “freedom for political prisoners”. One of the protesters also criticized the President of the Spanish Executive, shouting: “Pedro Sánchez, an accomplice.”
The Cuban Foreign Minister is in transit in Madrid, after visiting China and Vietnam, to gather support for the energy siege imposed by Washington on the Island, after the military intervention carried out in Venezuela by the United States, on January 3, which resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
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Taking advantage of his brief stay in Madrid, the head of Cuban diplomacy requested an interview with Albares, which, according to what the Spanish ministry announced this Sunday, would focus on the situation that Cuba is going through and the next Ibero-American Summit, which will take place on November 4 and 5 in Madrid.
“We reiterate the will to strengthen the political, economic-commercial dialogue and cooperation for the benefit of both countries, in the current complicated international context, in the face of the breaches of peace, security and international law and the growing aggression of the United States against Cuba, in particular the blockade of fuel supplies, which causes suffering to our people,” said Rodríguez. via X –as he usually does–, at the end of the meeting. Both upon arrival – around five in the afternoon local time – and upon departure – almost two hours later – the chancellor could be seen smiling.
According to a brief statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign AffairsSpain has committed to providing humanitarian aid to the Island, specifically food and basic necessities. The donation will come, the note indicates, from the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development (Aecid) “through the United Nations system.”
From his previous trips he seems to have achieved nothing more than expressions of good will. The Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi, expressed his opposition to “interference by foreign forces” in Cuba and promised to “continue offering support and assistance within his capabilities,” but without specifying more, and further details were not revealed. of his visit to Vietnam.
Last week, the Cuban Foreign Minister also held a call with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov.
Coincidentally, the head of mission of the United States Embassy in Havana, Mike Hammer, is also in Madrid, where his mother resides. On their social networks, posted a photo with herwith the message: “Celebrating my mom’s birthday, 91! And thinking about the many Cubans forcibly separated by the regime from their mothers and relatives.”
