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Cuba and Uruguay hold a round of migration talks

The diplomatic delegations of both countries will meet in Montevideo and indicate that the objective is to evaluate joint actions that discourage irregular migration and guarantee a safe and orderly migratory flow.

Tercera ronda de conversaciones migratorias entre Cuba y Uruguay © Cuba.cu
Third round of migration talks between Cuba and Uruguay Photo © Cuba.cu

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The governments of Cuba and Uruguay begin this Friday the III Round of Conversations on Migration Issues.

The meeting of the diplomatic delegations of both countries will take place in Montevideo. The Uruguayan side is headed byCecilia Otegui, deputy director general of Consular Affairs of that country.

HeMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba reported that the Cuban delegation is chaired byErnesto Soberón Guzmán, general director of Consular Affairs and Attention to Cubans Living Abroad.

The objective of the meeting isevaluate joint actions between both governments to put a stop to illicit acts associated with irregular migration. Furthermore, they assure that they will work for "guarantee a safe, regular and orderly migratory flow".

Hemigratory flow of Cubans to Uruguay It has been growing for several years. In 2021 the number was considerably reduced due to the coronavirus pandemic, but once the borders reopened, the arrival of migrants grew dramatically, reaching1,454 people from Cuba in just January and February.

TheAssociation of Free Cubans in Uruguay He assures that the largest immigrant community in Uruguay is the Cuban one. They do not have an updated census on the number of their members, but in 2019 there were more than 5,000.

In July 2022 the political refugeeJorge Valdes, founder of the association, said that the Cuban community established in the South American countryIt is not a population in transit.

Valdés asked that the myth that Cubans goto Uruguay to later emigrate to the United States. He referred to the Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC) as something favorable for the migrant community because it allowed them to access rental housing, establish themselves, find work and insert themselves into Uruguayan society.

However, he also denounced the number of files ofrequest for political refuge which the government of Uruguay rejects. In his opinion, this is related to the way in which the procedures are managed.

In the first five months of 2022, the Uruguayan government denied political refuge to 85% of the applications from Cuban migrants.

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