Argentine government refused to join Biden’s demand for arrests in Cuba

The government of Alberto Fernandez He decided not supporting a statement by the United States Department of State where he complains of the mass arrests in Cuba under the government of Miguel Diaz Canel.

About twenty countries, including several Latin Americans, aligned this Monday, July 26, at the initiative of the government of Joe biden and they jointly urged Cuba to respect civil rights and release those detained for protests held this month on the island.

Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador were among 20 countries which, along with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, called on Havana to “respect the legally guaranteed rights and freedoms of the Cuban people”.

“I don’t know what’s going on in Cuba, but let’s finish the locks. People must decide how they want to live, if we are to promote their peace. There is nothing more inhuman in a pandemic than a blockade, ”Alberto Fernández said two weeks ago.

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Likewise, it should be recalled that Argentina is in negotiations with Cuba to acquire the vaccine against COVID-19, called Sovereign.

The declaration is also not signed by some of the main allies of the United States, such as United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Spaindespite their enthusiasm to collaborate with Democratic President Joe Biden.

All these countries have always voted at the UN in favor of lifting the US embargo on Cuba and have criticized the decision of the former Republican president Donald trump, Biden’s predecessor, to reimpose the sanctions against Cuba that were lifted before his term in office.

Those who endorsed the United States’ statement were Austria, Brazil, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Guatemala, Greece, Honduras, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Kosovo, Montenegro, Macedonia, Poland, South Korea and Ukraine.

“We urge the Cuban government to heed the voices and demands of the Cuban people,” said the joint statement, which also called for an end to internet restrictions.

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“The international community will not waver in its support for the Cuban people and all those who defend the fundamental freedoms that everyone deserves,” he continued, in line with American foreign policy. The text also called on the island’s government to “release those detained for having exercised their right to demonstrate peacefully” on July 11.

Biden intends to unite with his allies to put pressure on Cuba, but Washington has traditionally been isolated on this issue. In fact, the United Nations General Assembly at the end of June, he overwhelmingly condemns for the twenty-ninth time the embargo imposed against the island by the United States against in 1962.

Only the United States and Israel voted against, while the only three abstentions were from Colombia, Brazil and Ukraine. The Biden government last week imposed sanctions on the Cuban defense minister.

From the White House, they say they are looking for ways to restore internet access and allow Cuban-Americans to send money without government intervention.

The Sunday July 11 protests took place in more than 40 cities in Cuba, amid the worst economic crisis the island has seen in decades and a sharp rise in coronavirus infections. The protests are gone one dead, dozens of wounded and more than a hundred detainees.

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