Barbados Ambassador to CARICOM defends the role of Cuban medical missions

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Several leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), including representatives from Barbados, have defended the role of Cuban medical missions in the region. teleSUR

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00:00On Wednesday, Barbados Ambassador to CARICOM, David Camisón, addressed during an interview

00:05the recent visit of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to the Caribbean, highlighting

00:08the bloc's strong response to Washington's policies targeting the Cuban medical missions.

00:14We stood unified. We had one position. We articulated that position and we articulated,

00:25simply, we explained our reality. Look, this is our truth. This is our reality.

00:31This is what the interest of our people demands. And this is where we stand. And, you know,

00:39if you proceed the way you said you're going to proceed, well, you know, but this is where we

00:45stand. And that has obviously had an impression. And so I think that is a great takeaway for me.

00:55And I think an important part of it, Pearson, is that the Caribbean people were obviously behind

01:04the positions that our leaders took. Because the Caribbean people know the Cuban medical

01:10cooperation and they know what benefit it has brought to us.

01:17And in this context, Ambassador Camisón touched on the current U.S. foreign policy,

01:21which he stated evidences that would turn to the Monroe Doctrine approach of the 19th century.

01:28We are going to face some challenges with the foreign policy of the Trump administration. We

01:33can perhaps discuss that because I think the policy that they are pursuing is a hark back

01:44to American foreign policy of the 19th century. The Monroe Doctrine, the system of the American

01:51system of political economy. We could discuss that. And that is going to produce some challenges for

01:58us.

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