The Cuban Government maintains that the agreement opens the door to the use of U.S. military force in internal problems.
EFE (via 14ymedio), Havana, March 8, 2026 – The Cuban Government criticized this Saturday the summit held in Miami (United States), led by U.S. President Donald Trump and attended by more than a dozen regional leaders ideologically aligned with Washington.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel referred to the so-called “Shield of the Americas” as a “small reactionary and neocolonial summit in Florida” for “undermining the independence, security and peace of Latin America and the Caribbean.”
“It is an attack against the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace, an assault on the aspirations for regional integration, and a manifestation of the willingness to subordinate themselves to the interests of the powerful neighbor to the North under the principles of the Monroe Doctrine,” the Cuban leader posted on his X profile.
He criticized the summit’s agreement that commits the signatories to “accept the lethal use of U.S. military force to resolve internal problems”
He especially criticized the summit’s agreement that commits the signatories to “accept the lethal use of U.S. military force to resolve internal problems and maintain order and tranquility in their countries.”
For his part, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez also lashed out on social media against what he called “the mini-summit,” stating that it “seeks to force [the governments] to accept” a “greater subordination of their nations to the power of the North,” which he described as a “clear and dangerous setback” in the independence process of Latin America and the Caribbean.
“The only publicly known result is the signing by the attendees of a servile and dishonorable document that advocates the use of military force, particularly that of the United States, as a repressive weapon against criminal cartels in each country and to suppress internal and border problems,” Rodríguez said.
In conclusion, the foreign minister noted: “It represents a serious threat to peace, security, stability and regional integrity and a blatant violation of the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace,” which was signed more than a decade ago in Havana.
Translated by a Regina Anavy
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