Cuban former leader Fidel Castro wrote an article, seeking support from Latin American nations to end the U.S. embargo against the country in the coming Summit of the Americas.
In an article of his weekly column "Reflections" published Sunday on the Latin Press website, Castro brought up the question of "why is Cuba excluded ?" adding that the summit will be a "trail by fire" for the region.
The Summit of the Americas is scheduled to be held in Trinidad and Tobago from April 17 to 19, which will include leaders from Latin America, the Caribbean and U.S. President Barack Obama.
But Cuba was blocked to attend the summit as part of an exclusion based on U.S. attempts to isolate the country.
Castro said that the draft text of the final declaration of the summit to be discussed "has unacceptable concepts."
"It will be a trail by fire for the people of the Caribbean and Latin America. Is this a backlash, embargo and also exclusion after 50 years of resistance ?" said the former Cuban leader in the article.
"Who will have those responsibilities ? Who demand now our isolation ? Is it not understood that the time of isolation agreements have been left behind ?" Castro asked.
"Cuba has always showed its willingness in the new circumstances to offer the maximum cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean countries in diplomatic activities," Castro added.
Many countries in the region support the end of the 47-year-oldU.S. embargo on Cuba.
Source: Xinhua
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