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Mexican president to urge Biden to prioritize talks with Cuba
Reuters
Mon, October 23, 2023 at 11:45 AM CDT·1 min read
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he would press his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden to open dialogue with Cuba after hosting talks at the weekend aimed at containing a sharp increase in U.S.-bound migration from Latin America.
Cubans have been among the nationalities most often apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border in recent months, and Lopez Obrador argues the U.S. economic embargo of the country is "a flagrant violation of human rights" and should be ended.
Lopez Obrador on Sunday met leaders from Latin America, including Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in the southern state of Chiapas to explore ways to get migration under control.
"It was precisely one of the agreements of yesterday's meeting: that bilateral dialogue be promoted between the United States and Cuba to reach an agreement and resolve pending issues," he told a regular news conference.
More:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/mexican-president-urge-biden-prioritize-164544620.html