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The Cuban regime's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parilla criticized the summit called 'Shield of the Americas', which brought together leaders from 12 Latin American nations in Miami with Trump and Marco Rubio.
“The mini-summit called by the U.S. in Florida with reactionary governments from the region aims to force them to accept the new version of domination through the Monroe Doctrine and its Corollaries, that is, a greater subordination of their nations to the power of the North,” said Rodríguez on X.
"The only outcome made public is the signing by the attendees of a servile and dishonorable document that advocates for the use of military force, particularly that of the U.S., as a repressive weapon against criminal cartels in each country and to stifle internal and border issues," he added.
Rodríguez Parilla views the summit as "a clear and dangerous regression in the long and difficult independence process of the Latin American and Caribbean peoples," as well as "a serious threat to peace, security, stability, and regional integrity, and a gross violation of the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace."
Díaz-Canel also strikes back
Also, Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel lashed out at the Shield of the Americas summit.
In a message on X, the regime representative described the summit as "small," "reactionary," and "neocolonial," and accused the United States of engaging right-wing governments in the region by endorsing the lethal use of U.S. military force to address internal issues in their respective countries.
In his text, Díaz-Canel stated that the meeting was "convened by the U.S. with the participation of right-wing governments from the region" and maintained that this gathering "commits them to accept the lethal use of U.S. military force to resolve internal issues, the order, and tranquility of their countries."
The Cuban leader presented that interpretation as a broader regional threat and stated that what occurred constitutes "an attack against the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace."
In the same message, he added that the summit also represents "an attack on the aspirations of regional integration" and "a demonstration of the willingness to submit to the interests of the powerful neighbor to the North under the tenets of the Monroe Doctrine."
The summit
President Donald Trump called for a summit this Saturday at the Trump National Doral resort in Miami, named 'Shield of the Americas', where he gathered leaders from 12 Latin American and Caribbean nations to formalize a regional coalition against drug trafficking, cartels, illegal migration, and transnational organized crime.
The White House spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt, announced the event last Thursday and described it as a historic initiative. “The president will engage in dialogue with the leaders of these countries, who have formed a historic coalition to work together and address illegal and massive migration, as well as the threat posed by criminal gangs, drug traffickers, and terrorists,” Leavitt stated.
Among the attending leaders are Javier Milei (Argentina), Nayib Bukele (El Salvador), Daniel Noboa (Ecuador), Santiago Peña (Paraguay), Luis Abinader (Dominican Republic), José Raúl Mulino (Panama), Rodrigo Chaves (Costa Rica), and Nasry Asfura (Honduras), in addition to representatives from Trinidad and Tobago and Bolivia. Also attending is José Antonio Kast, the president-elect of Chile, who will take office on March 11, becoming the first far-right leader in that country since the return to democracy.
Cuba at the center of the summit
This Saturday during his speech at the summit, Trump claimed that Cuba "wants to negotiate" with his administration and stated that these discussions involve Secretary of State Marco Rubio and himself, in remarks where he also maintained that a potential agreement with Havana could be reached "very easily."
"And they want to negotiate. They are negotiating with Marco and me, and with some others. I believe an agreement with Cuba could be achieved very easily," Trump said.
In his statements, Trump portrayed Cuba as a country on the brink of economic and political collapse.
He stated that the island "is at the end of the road," that it "has no money" or oil, and attributed this situation to what he described as "a poor philosophy" and "a bad regime that has been detrimental for a long time."
The president also noted that, in the past, Cuba received resources from Venezuela, but that support appears to have vanished.
As an example of the crisis he described, Trump stated that in Cuba there is not even enough fuel for air operations.
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