This is how the political scientist summarized his views in an article published by *Raya* magazine titled “To Cuba, in the Name of Colombia.” The piece reviews the relationship between the two nations, the island’s assistance in achieving the 2016 Final Peace Agreement, and the hardships inflicted upon its citizens by the United States blockade.
“There is no state in Latin America and the Caribbean that has been more aggressively targeted in modern times; yet, it has always responded by building bridges, providing aid, and championing the most just causes,” he stated.
He also deplored the decision announced by his country’s new government to close the Colombian embassy in Havana for reasons that, he argued, “have nothing to do with our diplomatic tradition.”
He further noted that the Caribbean nation had supported the peace processes.
“Fidel Castro was a staunch advocate for a negotiated settlement, and whenever he was called upon for humanitarian gestures, he facilitated dialogue without hesitation,” he declared.
He also questioned why “there are no voices within the government stepping forward while years of work are being dismantled—work spanning not only the administration of [Gustavo] Petro and Francia Marquez (2022–2026) but decades of effort, including under right-wing leaders like Andres Pastrana (1998–2002) and Alvaro Uribe (2002–2010), who held friendly dialogue with Havana.”
He upheld that pettiness cannot be the guiding principle of his country’s foreign policy. “There is concern regarding its extreme ideologization, as well as the shifting of internal disputes onto the international stage—and, worse still, interference in domestic affairs through labels or judgments that are not Colombia’s place to make,” he noted.
“We must defend that Cuba—which is arbitrarily labeled a dictatorship and punished for having adopted the path of a people’s democracy—not from a purely ideological standpoint, but by remembering inescapable state responsibilities, the commitment to international law, and our historic stance condemning the embargo,” he concluded.
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New eco-friendly taxis in Cuba to support hemodialysis service
Holguin, Cuba, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) The first batch of eco-friendly cars has begun operations in Holguin to ensure the transport of patients to hemodialysis centers and support public transportation in the area.
The fleet, acquired through Cuba’s Transport Development Fund, will begin its regular health-related services on August 17. However, authorities arranged test runs with passengers starting this past Friday to verify logistics along the assigned routes.
The vehicles will provide transport to the Vladimir Ilich Lenin General Teaching Hospital and the Lucia Iniguez Landin Hospital, the two main healthcare institutions in the provincial capital. Additionally, the cars will serve the general public to help improve urban mobility in the area.
The launch event was attended by the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba in the province, Joel Queipo Ruiz, and the provincial governor, Manuel Hernandez Aguilera. Also present were Rene Rodriguez Morales, delegate of the Ministry of Transport, and Joel Rodriguez, director of the Taxis Cuba company.
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