US EditionCosta Rica rejects legitimacy of Cuban government, orders embassy closure
Costa Rica protests Cuba's human rights abuses and repression by closing its embassy, aligning with regional shifts; about 10,000 Cuban residents remain served by consular staff, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves declared Cuba's government illegitimate and closed Costa Rica's embassy in Havana, ordering Cuban diplomats to withdraw from San Jose.
- Costa Rican Foreign Minister Arnoldo Andre Tinoco cited "deep concern" about the "sustained deterioration of the human rights situation on Cuba" and repression against citizens, activists and dissidents.
- This diplomatic shift mirrors Ecuador's March 4 expulsion of Cuban Ambassador Basilio Gutierrez for alleged "violent activities," establishing a regional precedent cited by Tinoco.
- The rupture severs diplomatic channels and disrupts consular services for Cuban citizens. Neither Cuba's foreign ministry nor its embassy in Costa Rica immediately responded to requests for comment.
- Costa Rica's leadership aligns with President Donald Trump, who has escalated threats against the island and imposed an energy blockade, while a longstanding U.S. embargo has pushed over 1 million people to leave.
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Cuba's Foreign Minister: Costa Rica Embassy Closure is Result of US Pressure
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba reported this Wednesday that Costa Rica, under pressure from the United States, limited its relations with Havana to the consular sphere. Cuba’s ministry described the decision of the government of Costa Rica as “arbitrary.” “On March 17, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and an official of the Republic of Costa Rica informed our Foreign Ministry, through a diplomatic note and without offering any argument w…
The Central American country "does not recognize the legitimacy of the communist regime," which it accuses of mistreating its people and having "parasited other countries."
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Nemos News NetworkCosta Rica’s President Cuts Off Diplomatic Ties With Cuban Regime
Costa Rica’s President Rodrigo Chaves revealed Wednesday that his government has ceased recognizing the legitimacy of Cuba’s communist regime and ordered the Cuban embassy in San José to close. In a press conference in Peñas Blancas during the inauguration of new U.S.-donated mobile drug scanners at the northern border with Nicaragua, Chaves said the decision was a stand against the Cuban government’s oppression of its people. “Costa Rica does n…
Within a few days, two states turn away from Cuba: after Ecuador, Costa Rica is also breaking relations. The government refers to human rights, while Havana complains of a targeted US isolation strategy.
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