Mexican president slams U.S. embargo on Cuba as 'genocidal policy'

MEXICOCITY -Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador stated on Tuesday the U.S. financial embargo of Cuba was “genocidal coverage,” elevating the stakes in a standoff with Washington over its remedy of the Communist-ruled Caribbean island.

Lopez Obrador, a leftist who has repeatedly known as for the USA to finish the embargo, stated earlier in Could that he wouldn't attend the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas subsequent month until all international locations within the area had been invited.

Talking at an everyday authorities information convention, Lopez Obrador stated the USA “appeared dangerous” in the way it was treating Cuba, and urged Washington to finish the embargo.

“It’s a genocidal coverage,” Lopez Obrador stated.

Nonetheless, he welcomed strikes by the U.S. authorities on Monday that can ease some Trump-era restrictions on the island and enhance processing of U.S. visas for Cubans.

Lopez Obrador on Wednesday is because of meet with a U.S. delegation for the Summit of the Americas during which he plans to clarify why Mexico needs all international locations within the area to attend.

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