{"id":199563,"date":"2019-05-28T16:01:57","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T20:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=199563"},"modified":"2019-05-28T16:01:57","modified_gmt":"2019-05-28T20:01:57","slug":"bruno-rodriguez-in-russia-strategic-alliance-and-support-for-dialogue-on-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/bruno-rodriguez-in-russia-strategic-alliance-and-support-for-dialogue-on-venezuela\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruno Rodr\u00edguez in Russia: strategic alliance and support for dialogue on Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov this Monday reaffirmed Russia’s support for Cuba, its strategic ally, at the beginning of his meeting with his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodr\u00edguez.<\/span><\/p>\n

“In 2019, on the 60th anniversary of the victory of the Cuban Revolution, we assure you that we will continue to support our strategic ally, Cuba,” said the head of Russian diplomacy.<\/span><\/p>\n

He added that Russia follows with “great attention and empathy the profound changes” that are taking place on the island and highlighted the progress made by Cuba in various areas such as in the socio-economic and cultural spheres despite the many years of blockade imposed by the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lavrov said that in the course of these talks a “political consultation plan” will be signed for the 2020-2022 three-year period, making it possible to give more dynamism to bilateral contacts and to the progress of joint projects.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Cuban foreign minister in turn described the dialogue with Moscow as “always anticipated and productive,” and the state of bilateral relations as “excellent,” including joint projects and the “promising potential” of further developing ties.<\/span><\/p>\n

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He recalled that both countries have a “very high level” political dialogue, with growing economic projects of mutual interest “that are going well.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Rodr\u00edguez indicated that the meeting with Lavrov takes place “in the midst of a convulsive international situation, of growing threats to regional peace and security, which also affect the Latin American and Caribbean region.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“We greatly coincidence in our positions on the international and multilateral agenda, and we admire Russia’s role in the defense and preservation of peace and international security,” the foreign minister stressed.<\/span><\/p>\n

A dialogue for Venezuela<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodr\u00edguez said in Russia that Havana will encourage any process of dialogue between the government of Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and the opposition that promotes “absolutely sovereign agreements” among Venezuelans to solve the crisis in the Andean country, referring to the incipient process in Oslo.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Cuba will support any initiative aimed at promoting respectful dialogue based on sovereign equality, with strict adherence to the principles of international law, in particular the non-use, or threat of the use of force, non-interference and non-intervention in the internal affairs of the States,” Rodr\u00edguez said at a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Cuban foreign minister added that, in this sense, Havana will encourage “any process of dialogue that takes into account the interests of the people of Venezuela with the participation of the Bolivarian and Chavista government to reach solutions and agreements that are absolutely sovereign and among Venezuelans.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“So I can say that any initiative of this nature will be followed with hope on our part,” Rodr\u00edguez emphasized.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported this Saturday that the representatives of the government of Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and the opposition will return to Oslo this week, after the preliminary meetings that took place on previous days to engage in a political dialogue between both parties.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We express our full solidarity with President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro Moros, legitimately elected, with the constitutional government of that country and with the civic-military union of its people,” insisted the Cuban foreign minister, who harshly criticized the U.S. position towards Venezuela.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The U.S. government\u2019s attempt to declare in force the Monroe Doctrine in an act of imperialist domination from another era must be categorically rejected,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We should be careful, because the invocation of the Monroe Doctrine in our region has generally been accompanied by the use of military force and the so-called gunship diplomacy,” the Cuban foreign minister added.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 1904 Monroe Doctrine attributed to the United States unilateral rights over Latin America, and is associated on the continent with U.S. imperialist history in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n