By Deutsche Welle
The Governments of Brazil, Spain and Mexico have published a joint statement in which express their “enormous concern” about the serious humanitarian crisis in Cuba and reiterate the need to respect the “territorial integrity” of the island.
In the joint statement, and given “the evolution of events” in Cuba, the three governments warn of the “dramatic situation” that the Cuban people are experiencing and call for the necessary measures to be adopted to alleviate this situation and to avoid actions “that aggravate the living conditions of the population or are contrary to International Law.”
“We are committed to increasing in a coordinated manner our humanitarian response aimed at alleviating the suffering of the Cuban people,” the note says.
They also reiterate the need to “respect International Law at all times.” and the principles of territorial integrity, sovereign equality and peaceful settlement of disputes, enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations.”
The call occurs while the IV Meeting in Defense of Democracy is being held in Barcelona, attended by the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, and her Brazilian counterpart, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, among other world leaders, with Pedro Sánchez, president of the Government of Spain, as host.
In this sense, the Governments of Spain, Brazil and Mexico reaffirm their “inalienable” commitment to “human rights, democratic values and multilateralism.”
They asked for “sincere and respectful dialogue” with the US.
With that wish they call on “a sincere, respectful dialogue in accordance with International Law and the principles of the United Nations Charter”with the aim of finding “a lasting solution to the current situation and guaranteeing that it is the Cuban people themselves who decide their future in complete freedom,” the note concludes.
This Saturday the president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, stated that the island does not “aspire to war”, but “has the responsibility to defend itself” in the face of a hypothetical US military intervention.
Cuba announced on March 13 that it had opened a “dialogue” with the US, but indicated that it was in the “initial phases” and “far away” from any agreement.
This week US media revealed that the Pentagon is intensifying its plans for a possible military intervention in Cuba, but the US War Department, in response to a question from EFE, asked not to speculate on “hypothetical scenarios.”
