The Cuban Foreign Ministry (MINREX) denounced on Monday that Cuba is facing human trafficking operations for military recruitment purposes.
Havana, Cuba.- The MINREX statement explained that the Ministry of the Interior detected and is working on neutralizing and dismantling a human trafficking network that operates from Russia to incorporate Cuban citizens living there, and even some from Cuba, into the military forces that are participating in war operations in Ukraine.
The text emphasizes that attempts of this nature have been neutralized and criminal proceedings have been initiated against persons involved in such activities.
It also rejects the actions of Cuba’s enemies who promote distorted information to tarnish the country’s image and present it as an accomplice in these actions.
“Cuba has taken a firm and clear historic stance against mercenarism and plays an active role in the United Nations in condemning that practice, being the author of several of the initiatives approved in that forum,” the statement stresses, adding that Cuba is not part of the war in Ukraine.
The communiqué repeats that Cuba is acting and will act vigorously against whoever participates in any human trafficking for recruitment or mercenarism purposes from the national territory so that Cuban citizens can use weapons against any country.
FULL STATEMENT BY THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Cuba counters human trafficking operations aimed at military recruitment purposes.
The Ministry of the Interior has detected and is working to neutralize and dismantle a human trafficking network that operates from Russia to incorporate Cuban citizens living there and even some living in Cuba, into the military forces that participate in military operations in Ukraine. Attempts of this nature have been neutralized and criminal proceedings have been initiated against those involved in these activities.
Cuba’s enemies are promoting distorted information that seeks to tarnish the country’s image and present it as an accomplice to these actions that we firmly reject.
Cuba has a firm and clear historical position against mercenarism, and it plays an active role in the United Nations in rejection of the aforementioned practice, being the author of several of the initiatives approved in that forum.
Cuba is not part of the war in Ukraine. It is acting and it will firmly act against those who within the national territory participate in any form of human trafficking for mercenarism or recruitment purposes so that Cuban citizens may raise weapons against any country.
Havana, September 4th, 2023
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