During a press conference in the Dominican Republic, the US Secretary of State explained to a journalist why the regimes of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua are enemies of humanity
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reiterated his position on the regimes of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, which he considers enemies of humanity, at a press conference in the Dominican Republic.
In a joint press conference with President Luis Abinader in the Ambassadors’ Hall of the National Palace, the seat of the Caribbean nation’s government, Dominican journalist Nelson Rodriguez told Rubio that saying that the governments of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua were enemies of humanity was very strong, and that he should perhaps temper the expression.
The US Secretary of State told Nelson Rodriguez: “I don’t know any other way to talk about a regime, for example, that has forced almost 8 million of its citizens to leave Venezuela in the last ten years, that imprisons, tortures, and kills innocent people; in the case of Cuba, more than ten percent of the population has left the country, it has imprisoned more than 500 people, young children of 16-17 years old because they went out to demonstrate in the streets; and in the case of Nicaragua, it continues to fall on all its opponents, all the candidates for the Nicaraguan presidency have been prosecuted for justice or the lack of justice, they are even deporting nuns, they have declared war on the Catholic Church and all religious people, they have turned the country into a family dynasty where there is a co-presidency.”
Marco Rubio continued to argue with the Dominican journalist who suggested lowering the tone when referring to Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua: “I don’t know who is offended, but that is how I can describe those regimes. Not only do they do that to their own people, but all three have contributed to the instability of the region. All countries in the region have had to pay to some extent the price for the instability that exists in those three. In the case of Venezuela, it cooperates with Iran, with Hezbollah, with Hamas; in the case of Cuba, it has given shelter to Chinese espionage, a Russian presence. That remains my opinion. I hope there is a change in those countries, but I don’t expect it to happen. It is the way I talk about those regimes because it is the reality of how they have behaved. I wish it were not like that, but that is how it has been for a long time, unfortunately.”
Rubio said that the regimes in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela “are enemies of humanity” and are causing the migration crisis in the region at a press conference in San José, Costa Rica, accompanied by the president of that country, Rodrigo Chaves.
Nelson Rodriguez also asked the Secretary of State if the US would pressure those three governments not to be invited to the 10th Summit of the Americas (to be held next December), or if the US would not attend. Rubio replied that “the decision of who to invite is up to the Dominican Republic.”
Asked whether the United States would sit down with these three governments, the Secretary of State emphasized: “The regimes can change, stop violating the human rights of so many people and stop abusing them. That would be perfect. But I think that politics works well when we speak clearly, we don’t get confused, and I’m not confused.”
During his official visit to the Dominican Republic, the last stop on his first international tour as Secretary of State, Rubio and President Luis Abinader discussed key issues such as the crisis in Haiti, the fight against drug trafficking, and cooperation in strategic industries. @ADNCuba
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