Russia, China, and Iran have warned the United States that it must not interfere in Cuba after Cuba is shaken by the large-scale protests by the US President. Joe Biden Vote for his support.
As Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez blasted the “increasing aggressiveness of the US government” in a lengthy speech to the press on Tuesday, this was in a historic anti-government demonstration claiming COVID-19 vaccine shortage and basic humanitarianism After the demand was released, his message received a response to the three major powers’ deep criticism of Washington’s foreign policy towards Havana and many other parts of the world.
Earlier on Tuesday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov met with Cuban Ambassador Julio Gamendia Peña in Moscow to discuss, “Russia expresses its solidarity with the Cuban government and people and promises All-round support for Cuba to realize normalization as soon as possible. The situation,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
“The two sides expressed their belief that the situation will return to normal soon,” read the document, “and emphasized that foreign interference and other destructive actions that are full of destabilizing Cuba are not allowed.”
China also supports Cuba’s position. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a press conference on Tuesday that “the US embargo is the root cause of Cuba’s shortage of medicines and energy.”
Last month, the US’s decades-long restrictions on Cuban trade were condemned for the 29th consecutive time. United Nations The conference passed by a nearly unanimous 184 votes to 2.Zhao calls on Biden to lift the sanctions that were briefly relaxed during the presidency Barack ObamaBefore being reinstated by his successor, Donald Trump.
Zhao also slammed any external attempts to interfere with Cuba under the leadership of the Communist Party.
“China firmly opposes foreign interference in Cuba’s internal affairs, firmly supports what Cuba is doing in fighting COVID-19, improving people’s livelihood, and maintaining social stability, and firmly supports Cuba in exploring a development path that suits its national conditions,” Zhao said. “I want to emphasize that China is willing to work with Cuba to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state and is firmly committed to deepening the friendly relations between the two countries.”
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Also criticizing the role of the United States is Iran, another country with severe sanctions lifted by Obama and then restored under Trump.
Said Khatibzad, spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told reporters on Tuesday: “Under such circumstances, the United States should be primarily responsible for the many problems caused by the Cuban people. It is trying to appear in support of the Cuban protests. Attempting to blatantly violate international rules and interfere in the internal affairs of this country.”
He said that Iran “while condemning the illegal sanctions imposed by the United States as an important factor in the economic difficulties of the Cuban people, it also condemns any interference in the internal affairs of this country and a country facing illegal and oppressive sanctions by the United States.”
Although the United States is currently negotiating with Iran, albeit indirectly, as part of an effort to restore the 2015 nuclear agreement, Obama and Cold War enemy Cuba reached a historic thaw in the same year, but there is no plan to re-contact Havana and Washington announced.
Instead, Biden emphasized his support for the demonstrations that swept Cuba on Sunday.
The president began his speech on Monday, focusing on his efforts to reduce gun crime, “recognizing the high-profile protests that are taking place in Cuba, and the Cuban people demand that they be free from the authoritarian regime.”
Biden said: “I don’t think we have seen such protests for a long, long time-frankly, if there have been.” “The United States firmly supports the Cuban people in defending their universal rights. We call on the Cuban government not to Use violence or try to suppress the voice of the Cuban people.”
He declined to say whether he is considering lifting the embargo against Cuba, and the White House press secretary Jean Psaki Reiterated the president’s preliminary message on Tuesday.
The State Department is still conducting a policy review of the previous government’s current policies on Cuba. Biden previously criticized these policies in his election campaign in September last year for “causing harm to the Cuban people and doing nothing to promote democracy and human rights.”
Secretary of State Anthony winked It was stated on Monday that the policy review “focuses on the political and economic well-being of the Cuban people. Obviously, we are paying close attention to what has just happened and what is actually happening.
He added: “As we have pointed out many times, the core of censorship and the core of the resulting policy is democracy and human rights.” “This is the core of our efforts. This will be reflected in the policy.”
Brinken also warned that “it would be a serious mistake for the Cuban regime to interpret what happened in dozens of towns on the island as the result or product of anything the United States has done.”
“This would be a serious mistake, because it shows that they have not heard the voice and will of the Cuban people at all,” Brinken said. “People are deeply, deeply, and deeply tired of the repression that lasted too long. Tired of the poor management of the Cuban economy, tired of lack of enough food, and of course, tired of insufficient response to the COVID pandemic.”
