Juan González denounced that in Cuba “they are using the threat of the United States as an excuse to oppress the people”.

Juan González, Director for the Western Hemisphere of the United States Security Council, expressed concern over the crisis which is affecting heavily Cuba and it has sparked a wave of massive protests since the weekend against the Communist dictatorship raging on the island.

“In Cuba we are in a communist dictatorship and they are using the threat from the United States as an excuse to oppress the people”said government official Joe Biden. in dialogue with the journalist scar Haza, of Mega TV. González He added that the historic protests are “A reaction to 62 years of communism, to the failure of the Cuban regime.”

Regarding the concern that several Cuban citizens have expressed that the United States could relax the embargo on the island, due to the policy of former President Barack Obama, who has eased the pressure on the regime a little during his administration, when current US President Joe Biden was vice president, González assured that: “The embargo is the subject of the United States Congress and that is not why the Cuban people are suffering. The suffering of the Cuban people is due to what we see: more than 150 imprisoned people, journalists, civil activists, artists have been imprisoned simply to demand more from their governments ”.

The director for the western hemisphere said that The United States is looking for ways to help the Cuban people regain their rights and freedom. For this reason, the US government continues to activate the international community to pressure the dictatorship to respect the basic rights of the citizens of this country.

“The President (Biden) receives reports on a daily basis and this is something that the entire US government has focused on what’s going on. Our goal must be the Cuban people, this was said by President Biden and his aspiration to determine their future, which unfortunately he has not been able to do in the past 62 years “, he assured.

“The Cuban people demand fundamental and universal rights, which are prohibited. González claimed that the tense calm that has been observed in some areas of the island is the result of “the oppression of the Cuban regime”.

The official repudiated the repressive acts that have taken place since the dictatorship against the demonstrators and reported that the United States has started to have contacts with the international community to put pressure on the regime in order to respect the fundamental rights of the demonstrators. Cubans. .

González assured that From the United States, they are working on the construction of spaces so that Cubans can have access to the Internet, “it is something that must be a right, it can neither be refused nor blocked”.

Regarding the possibility that this could increase the exodus of Cuban citizens to the United States, the American official said it was a “lack of responsibility”.

“It is a tool that the regime has used over the years to try to pressure the United States, but it is a lack of responsibility and respect for the lives of Cubans, because Cuban Americans who are in Miami have loved ones they lost their lives trying to go by boat ”.

However, González said the Biden government is prepared for this eventuality: “We have a contingency plan in this regard to be able to handle a migratory flow, but here we must focus on the lives and well-being of Cubans. “

In a comparison of the situation that exists between Havana and Haiti, he assured that they are opposed camps because according to his criteria in Port-au-Prince “there is no presence of the State. There are gangs involved in drug trafficking ”.

González said he visited Haiti last weekend to assess the options available and help the Haitian people achieve elections “and political consensus.” this space is open to us, ”he said.

Regarding the case of Venezuela, González, believes that a negotiated and peaceful solution to the crisis in Venezuela is possible.

According to the official, the government of Joe Biden is ready to act if negotiations between the opposition and the Chavist dictatorship resume.

“We will act on the basis of hard facts, not words. If both parties sit at the table, make it clear that we are on the side of the table of the unit led by Juan Guaidó. It is on this side that we are going to be and we are going to act on the basis of any concrete act that leads to democratic steps so that Venezuelans are also those who determine their own future, ”said González in an interview conducted by the Latin media. Mega TV the United States.

He recalled that the policy of the United States is to organize and expand the consensus in favor of democracy in the country.

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