Mexican President Decorates Cuban Leader
López Obrador has irked both conservatives and the United States by praising the Cuban dictatorship and repeatedly condemning the U.S trade embargo against the communist island
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AMLO Flies to Cuba to Broaden Two-Way Ties, Get Decoration
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) flew to Cuba on Sunday, May 8, to meet with that island nation’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel. During his daylong visit, López Obrador, who was accompanied by his top military brass, placed flowers at a monument for Cuban poet José Martí, who is considered the ideologue of the
Read moreUS Senators Admonish AMLO for Accepting Maduro
By KELIN DILLON In a letter addressed to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), U.S. Republican Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott of Florida expressed their disappointment in López Obrador for accepting contested Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro into Mexico, rather than extraditing him to the United States where he faces criminal charges. Since March 2020, Maduro has had pending
Read moreSpeaking at UN, Ebrard ‘Demands’ that US End Cuba Embargo
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard, speaking at the United Nations General Assembly in representation of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), on Thursday, Sept. 23, once again demanded that the United States end its 59-year economic embargo against Cuba. “In the face of the current severe global economic and health crisis, it is
Read moreThe View from the North: AMLO’s Problematic Guest from Cuba
By SILVIO CANTO, JR. During my time in Mexico years ago, I had lunch once with a Mexican businessman and asked him about his country’s relationship with Fidel Castro’s Cuba. I asked him what’s the big deal? What does Mexico get out of it? He answered by saying that Mexican-Cuban relations are about keeping the left wing protestors in the
Read moreCELAC Summit Turns into Shouting Match, Global Fiasco
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The sixth summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), hosted by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) at the National Palace on Saturday, Sept. 18, turned into a daylong shouting match between leftist and conservative leaders, overshadowing any hopes of real regional unity and shining a negative light on AMLO’s already-dubious international
Read moreMexico Celebrates Independence Day with Unexpected Guest
By KELIN DILLON On Wednesday, Sept. 15, the eve of the anniversary of Mexico’s 1810 Independence, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) gave his “grito” to the nation from the balcony of the National Palace in the Historic Center of Mexico City, albeit scaled back due to covid-19 social distancing regulations. Rather than having a large crowd gather at
Read moreAMLO Supports Cuban Government Amid Protests
By KELIN DILLON While protestors against the country’s government have filled the streets of Cuba, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) went out of his way to publicly declare his support for the Miguel Díaz-Canel administration during a press conference on the morning of Monday, July 12. Hundreds of people began protesting in Cuba on Sunday, July 11, challenging the
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