Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel stressed that “the United States lacks the moral legitimacy to talk about democracy” and reiterated his condemnation of “his country’s exclusion from the ninth Summit of the Americas, held in Los Angeles.”

Cannell, in a speech to civil society representatives in the capital Havana, pointed out that “the promotion of democracy and human rights in the United States is an illusion”, noting that “Washington cannot guarantee the rights of its citizens in its territory.” soil.”

Cannell pointed out that “in the United States there are no guarantees of basic health care, and the sale of weapons takes precedence over the rights of children or access to education”, condemning “manifestations of racism, discrimination and the use of the term democracy for political purposes.”

The Cuban government has previously condemned the decision of the United States to exclude Cuba, along with Venezuela and Nicaragua, from the Summit of the Americas, which takes place from the sixth to the tenth of this month in Los Angeles, stressing that “This situation is unjustified, arbitrary and undemocratic.”