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<div>CUBA REJECTS PRESENCE OF US NUCLEAR SUBMARINE IN THE
GUANTANAMO BAY<br>
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Declaration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba<br>
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly rejects the arrival of
a nuclear-powered submarine in the Guantanamo Bay on July 5,
2023, that stayed until July 8 at the US military base located
there, which is a provocative escalation of the United States,
whose political or strategic motives are not known.<br>
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The US military base, as is known, has occupied that 117 square
kilometers territory for 121 years against the will of the Cuban
people. It stands as a colonial remnant of the illegitimate
military occupation of our country that started in 1898, after
the expansionist intervention during the independence war waged
by Cubans against the Spanish colonial power.<br>
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This is an enclave that has long lost its strategic or military
importance for the United States. Its permanence only pursues
the political objective of trying to outrage Cuba’s sovereign
rights. Its practical usefulness in recent decades has been
limited to operating as a center of detention, torture and
systematic violation of the human rights of dozens of citizens
from several countries.<br>
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The presence of a nuclear submarine there at this moment makes
it imperative to wonder what is the military reason behind this
action in this peaceful region of the world; what target is it
aiming at and what is the strategic purpose it pursues.<br>
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It should be remembered that the 33 nations of the region are
signatories of the Declaration of Latin America and the
Caribbean as a Zone of Peace, signed in Havana in January of
2014.<br>
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It is also important to take into account the fact that, as a
threat to the sovereignty and the interests of Latin American
and Caribbean peoples, the United States has established more
than 70 military bases in the region with different times of
permanence, plus other operational forms of military presence.
Recently, its high military commands have publicly announced
their intention to use their war capabilities to realize the US
ambitions over the natural resources of Latin America and the
Caribbean.<br>
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while reiterating the rejection
of the US military presence in Cuba and demanding the return of
the illegally occupied territory in the province of Guantanamo,
warns about the danger of the presence and circulation of
nuclear submarines of the United States armed forces in the
nearby Caribbean region.<br>
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Havana, July 11, 2023.<br>
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(Cubaminrex)<br>
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