HAVANA - Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has criticized the summit convened in Florida by the United States, describing it as a "reactionary and neocolonial" gathering.
"The small, reactionary and neocolonial summit in Florida, convened by the United States" commits some governments from the region to "accepting the lethal use of US military force to resolve their internal problems and to impose 'order and tranquility' in their countries," Diaz-Canel said Saturday in a post on X.
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He added that the meeting represents "an attack on the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace," and "an assault on the aspirations for regional integration."
According to reports, during the "Shield of the Americas" summit, US President Donald Trump encouraged relevant governments to use military force to combat drug cartels and offered US support, including missile strikes.
