Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez responded today from this capital to Chilean President Gabriel Boric, who made statements against the island and the historical leadership of the Revolution.
On the social network X, Rodríguez said that in a scenario where Latin America and the Caribbean are being attacked and threatened by the United States, “some leaders in the region prefer to criticize #Cuba,” statements that the press has identified with Boric’s remarks on a CNN Chile program on January 15 and 16.
The Cuban Foreign Minister described the Chilean president’s stance as “political opportunism,” which “is neither an act of coherence nor courage.” Later in the same post, he stated that Boric “squandered his time. His mistakes and inconsistencies handed his country over to the neo-fascist far right.”
The Cuban foreign minister added that “perhaps unwittingly,” Boric serves the imperialist desires to “divide and impose its dominion over our people.” He does so while relegating his own history, the history of his martyrs, and his people.
During the aforementioned television program, the Chilean head of state, in his ill-advised remarks, described Cuba as a dictatorship and the historical leader of the Cuban Revolution, Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro, as a dictator, according to the Cuban News Agency.
Gabriel Boric will be president of Chile until March 11, 2026, when he will hand over the office to José Antonio Kast.
