In the midst of the celebrations for the Independence of Mexico and prior to the civic-military parade, the Government took the opportunity to call on the United States to end the blockade policy against Cuba and reiterated its support for the island, which has resisted for more than six decades that policy.
During the celebrations for the 211 years of the beginning of Independence and before the controversial visit of the Cuban president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, special guest of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the Mexican president “respectfully” asked his US counterpart, Joe Biden, to finish “Forever” with the policy of grievances against the island.
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“Because no State has the right to subdue another people, another country,” he said in a speech that was unprecedented, since in recent years the presidents did not pronounce words prior to the civic-military parade, which they were limited to witnessing from The national palace.
In his speech, which takes place on the eve of the summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac), which is held this Saturday in Mexico City, López Obrador acknowledged that Cuba has known how to “defend with dignity its right to live free and independent ”by not allowing foreign governments to interfere in their internal affairs.
He stressed that you may or may not agree with the Cuban revolution and its government, “but having resisted 62 years without submission is an indisputable historical feat.”
He pointed out that for reconciliation between peoples, electoral or partisan interests must be put aside.
“You have to leave resentments behind, understand the new circumstances and seek reconciliation. It is time for brotherhood and not for confrontation ”, he pointed out.
He recalled the words of former US President George Washington that no nation should take advantage of “the misfortune of the peoples” and added that it “looks bad” for the US Government to use the blockade to prevent the well-being of the Cuban people.
This is not the first time that the Mexican president has spoken out against the blockade of the island as it is a theme that has become a recurring theme in his speeches since the historic protests that began on the island on July 11 against the Díaz-Canel government. .
He has even described the US blockade of Cuba as “medieval” and “inhumane”, arguing that the crisis the island is suffering is due to this policy.
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In addition, on July 24, during his speech before Celac, López Obrador asked to declare Cuba “heritage of humanity” for “resisting” against the United States, a situation that he insisted on Thursday.
“Criminal blockade”
For his part, Díaz-Canel, who was López Obrador’s special guest at the celebrations of the 211 years of the beginning of Mexican Independence, affirmed that his country is suffering “the attacks of a multidimensional war, with an opportunistically intensified criminal blockade.”
The Cuban president said that under the fire of this “total war”, the solidarity of Mexico with Cuba has aroused admiration and deep gratitude.
He also thanked the invitation to participate in the military parade and highlighted Mexico’s solidarity throughout the years.
He stressed that Mexico was the only country in Latin America that did not break relations with Cuba when it was expelled from the Organization of American States (OAS) in 1962.
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“Cuba will always remember their expressions of support, their permanent demand for the lifting of the blockade and for the annual vote of the United Nations to be converted into concrete facts, something that their country has complied with in an exemplary way for our people,” he said and emphasized that the bond between the two countries is a genuine show of affection and respect.
In recent days, Díaz-Canel’s visit raised controversy among opposition politicians in Mexico, who criticized López Obrador for inviting to the country a president they identify with communism, but also for the violent repression of the Cuban government after the social status last July.
However, López Obrador defended the visit of the Cuban president by arguing that it is part of the “equal treatment” that has been given to other heads of state who have been part of other celebrations for the 700 years of the Mexico-Tenochtitlan foundation, the 500 years of the conquest of Hernán Cortés, now renamed “indigenous resistance”, and the 200 years of the country’s Independence.
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