The forum, to be held on July 17 and 18, considered that the demand should be expressed at the Summit of the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), which will take place here on those to days.

In this regard, it stressed the importance of the bi-regional meeting not only condemning, but also making concrete decisions to combat, in all spheres, the blockades and unilateral coercive measures imposed on sovereign states in Latin America and the Caribbean.

In its statement, the Peoples’ Summit advocated for relations between the EU and Latin America and the Caribbean that will bury any hegemonic and colonialist stance and end to the militaristic and interventionist escalation in the countries of the South, and ties based on International Law and the Charter of the United Nations.

Also related to Cuba, the Peoples’ Summit denounced the decision by the United States to reactivate the automatic cancellation of the application to the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) for citizens from both continents who have visited Cuba, an action framed in the unjust measure of designating Cuba as a sponsor of terrorism.

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