According to the statement published this Saturday by the Foreign Ministry, “the inclusion of Cuba on this list violates the most basic principles of the United Nations charter, attacks in a multidimensional manner and causes serious violations of the human rights of the Cuban population.”
The document adds in this sense that this unilateral practice constitutes a serious act of interference with political objectives and destabilization of the internal order in Cuba.
“The Plurinational State of Bolivia reiterates its solidarity with the people of Cuba,” the document concludes.
The members of the Bolivian Movement of Solidarity with Cuba and the national chapter of the Network of Artists and Intellectuals in Defense of Humanity also ratified this criterion in statements delivered to Prensa Latina.
On May 15, the North American Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, eliminated Cuba from a unilateral and arbitrary list of countries that, according to Washington, “do not fully cooperate” in the fight against terrorism.
The circumstances for Cuba’s certification as a “totally non-cooperative country” reportedly changed from 2022 to 2023.
That information was attributed in the United States to “an unidentified official,” who cited the resumption of bilateral police cooperation as one of the reasons why the previous designation was no longer appropriate.
However, after the announcement, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez pointed out that the United States admitted what is known to everyone: that Cuba collaborates fully with efforts against terrorism.
At the same time, the minister added on his
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