Cuba Condemns Colombia President-Elect's Plan to Sever Diplomatic Ties on July 28

According to Cuba's Foreign Ministry on July 28, Cuba condemned Colombia's president-elect Gustavo Petro's plan to close the Cuban embassy and sever diplomatic ties, calling the proposal a capitulation to U.S. pressure on the island nation.

The statement argued the severing plan lacks any reasonable basis and contradicts Colombia's national interests. If implemented, it would violate the Latin American and Caribbean solidarity ideals defended by the founding leaders of both nations and expose the new Colombian government's submission to a policy designed to create division and conflict between the two countries.