Cuba's government summoned the US Chargé d'Affaires to personally express its alarm at what it sees as “interfering behaviour” on the part of the embassy, which on Sunday urged the island's authorities to respond to Cuba's complaints. People who demonstrated in several cities after successive power outages.
The US Embassy in Cuba urged the Cuban government to “respect the human rights of the demonstrators and address the legitimate needs of the Cuban people.” “We are aware of reports of peaceful protests in Santiago, Bayamo, Granma and other places in Cuba, where citizens protested against food and electricity shortages,” he said.
For Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, this type of message does not meet “the minimum standards of decency and honesty expected of a diplomatic mission.” It is believed that if Washington was concerned about the safety of the Cuban people, it would lift the “blockade” and remove Havana from the State Department’s list of state sponsors of terrorism. Deputy Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio conveyed this personally to the US Chargé d'Affaires, Benjamin Ziv, who was reminded that the embassy should refrain from commenting on “internal matters of Cuban reality,” according to a statement issued by the Cuban Foreign Ministry. Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Cuban government believes that the United States bears “direct responsibility” for the economic situation inside the island, which the authorities themselves consider “difficult” and characterized, among other things, by “depression and insufficient basic supplies and services.” “The alleged efforts of the United States government to limit and obstruct all efforts made by the Cuban state to find solutions and respond to the country’s economic and social needs are rejected,” the ministry’s memorandum issued after the meeting said. Rather, there is talk of a “destabilizing plan” orchestrated by Washington.
