(CNN Español) – Juan Gonzalez, Assistant to President Joe Biden and Director-General for the Occasional Hemisphere of the National Security Council of the White House Barack Obama hacia la isla.
“Joe Biden is not Barack Obama in Cuban politics, I believe that the two … the political moment has changed form, the political space has been closed a lot, because the Cuban government has not responded in any way, and Hecho the oppression against the Cubans is only as high as it was during the Bush administration. In the meantime, I believe that at the moment these are the compromises that he has, they are in some moments, we are very focused on various global crisis, and also in the domestic situation “, explained the official.
The senior director of the National Security Council for the Western Hemisphere, Juan González, spoke to @jclopezcnn about Cuba and Venezuela. I assure you that “the oppression against Cubans is only as strong as it was during the Bush administration.” Hoy 17:00 (Miami). pic.twitter.com/wDm5iu9YHx
– CNN and Español (@CNNEE) 8 April 2021
By 2014, the president, Barack Obama, had noticed the unique initiation of a process to normalize relations with Cuba. In 2016, with Donald Trump at the helm, the White House changed its mind and reinstated various sanctions against the Icelandic government. At the outset of his mandate, Biden will not sign off on resuming diplomatic activity in the Obama era.
On the other hand, Gonzalez sent a message to the incumbent President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro. There is no direct dialogue between the United States and anyone who owns the power in this country: which includes the sectors of civil society, the private sector, about the future of the country. Our not only impressive conditions in this process, it is a completely Venezuelan process ”.