Note from Cuba to the US: provocative step

In statements by the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the sending of the US nuclear submarine to Guantanamo Bay was condemned and it was said: “We reject this, it is one of the provocative steps of the United States, whose political and strategic objectives are unknown ”. . The territory of Cuba has been illegally occupied for more than 121 years.

In the statement that a protest note was delivered to the US, the statement read: “The presence of a nuclear submarine there at this time makes us question what purpose it serves in this peaceful part of the world, what is the justification military for it. What strategic purpose does it have? In January 2014, Latin America and the Caribbean was declared a zone of peace in Havana.

The statement noted that the US has established more than 70 military bases in the region, and this is a threat to the sovereignty and interests of the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Pointing out that the US has recently increased its military presence in Latin America and the Caribbean, he affirmed that Cuba’s claim for the return of the illegally occupied territories was reiterated. (AA)