"The
agreements and declarations resulting from the visit to the Cuban regime
of the high representative of the European Union for foreign policy,
Federica Mogherini, are not consistent with the democratic principles of
the countries it represents." - Eduardo Cardet Concepción, September 10, 2019
Eduardo Cardet Concepción is a courageous man. He is the Christian Liberation Movement's national coordinator, a medical doctor, a family man, and a prisoner of conscience. He has been on "conditional release" since May 4, 2019. He was unjustly imprisoned on November 30, 2016 after being beaten up in front of his wife and children by the political police. Subjected to a show trial, stabbed by inmates, and denied proper medical care over the two years, five months and four days of his arbitrary imprisonment.
Despite this he continues to speak out and is calling the European Union to account for their support of the totalitarian regime in Cuba.
This is not the first time he has spoken out on this matter. Two months prior to his arrest in 2016, Eduardo Cardet tweeted on September 19, 2016, "I regret that the EU does not require Cuba to stop being a totalitarian regime."
According to Federica Mogherini, the EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, “the EU is Cuba’s top commercial partner and investor, and we have tripled cooperation in the last two years.” The European Union claims to be the top trading partner with Cuba, supplanting Venezuela.
Below is Eduardo Cardet's September 19, 2019 statement translated to English, and the Spanish original text below it.
Mogherini's visit: A business visit to a totalitarian regime.
The agreements and declarations resulting from the visit to the Cuban regime of the high representative of the European Union for foreign policy, Federica Mogherini, are not consistent with the democratic principles of the countries it represents.
The support for the Cuban totalitarian regime only demonstrates the interest of the European Union in obtaining guarantees for doing business and that are very advantageous to them, to the detriment of the legitimate interests and needs of the Cuban people.
It is the blockade of freedoms that truly prevents the progress of our country, because as Oswaldo Payá said, "Cubans have the right to their rights."
Eduardo Cardet Concepción
La visita de Mogherini: Una visita de negocios a un régimen totalitario.
Por Eduardo Cardet
Los acuerdos y declaraciones resultantes de la visita al régimen cubano de la alta representante de la Unión Europea para la política exterior, Federica Mogherini, no son coherentes con los principios democráticos de los países que representa.
El apoyo al régimen totalitario cubano solo demuestra el interés de la Unión Europea en obtener garantías para hacer negocios y que les sean muy ventajosos, en detrimento de los intereses y necesidades legítimas del pueblo cubano.
Es el bloqueo de las libertades lo que verdaderamente impide el progreso de nuestro país, pues como dijo Oswaldo Payá, “los cubanos tenemos derecho a los derechos”.
Eduardo Cardet Concepción
Published, September 10, 2019
Source: http://www.oswaldopaya.org/es/2019/09/10/la-visita-de-mogherini-una-visita-de-negocios-a-un-regimen-totalitario-por-eduardo-cardet/
Eduardo Cardet Concepción is a courageous man. He is the Christian Liberation Movement's national coordinator, a medical doctor, a family man, and a prisoner of conscience. He has been on "conditional release" since May 4, 2019. He was unjustly imprisoned on November 30, 2016 after being beaten up in front of his wife and children by the political police. Subjected to a show trial, stabbed by inmates, and denied proper medical care over the two years, five months and four days of his arbitrary imprisonment.
Despite this he continues to speak out and is calling the European Union to account for their support of the totalitarian regime in Cuba.
This is not the first time he has spoken out on this matter. Two months prior to his arrest in 2016, Eduardo Cardet tweeted on September 19, 2016, "I regret that the EU does not require Cuba to stop being a totalitarian regime."
According to Federica Mogherini, the EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, “the EU is Cuba’s top commercial partner and investor, and we have tripled cooperation in the last two years.” The European Union claims to be the top trading partner with Cuba, supplanting Venezuela.
Below is Eduardo Cardet's September 19, 2019 statement translated to English, and the Spanish original text below it.
Mogherini's visit: A business visit to a totalitarian regime.
The agreements and declarations resulting from the visit to the Cuban regime of the high representative of the European Union for foreign policy, Federica Mogherini, are not consistent with the democratic principles of the countries it represents.
The support for the Cuban totalitarian regime only demonstrates the interest of the European Union in obtaining guarantees for doing business and that are very advantageous to them, to the detriment of the legitimate interests and needs of the Cuban people.
It is the blockade of freedoms that truly prevents the progress of our country, because as Oswaldo Payá said, "Cubans have the right to their rights."
Eduardo Cardet Concepción
La visita de Mogherini: Una visita de negocios a un régimen totalitario.
Por Eduardo Cardet
Los acuerdos y declaraciones resultantes de la visita al régimen cubano de la alta representante de la Unión Europea para la política exterior, Federica Mogherini, no son coherentes con los principios democráticos de los países que representa.
El apoyo al régimen totalitario cubano solo demuestra el interés de la Unión Europea en obtener garantías para hacer negocios y que les sean muy ventajosos, en detrimento de los intereses y necesidades legítimas del pueblo cubano.
Es el bloqueo de las libertades lo que verdaderamente impide el progreso de nuestro país, pues como dijo Oswaldo Payá, “los cubanos tenemos derecho a los derechos”.
Eduardo Cardet Concepción
Published, September 10, 2019
Source: http://www.oswaldopaya.org/es/2019/09/10/la-visita-de-mogherini-una-visita-de-negocios-a-un-regimen-totalitario-por-eduardo-cardet/
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