OAS welcomes decision on stranded Cubans
WASHINGTON, USA (CMC) — The Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, has welcomed the agreement reached by Mexican and Central American authorities allowing the passage of thousands of Cuban migrants to the United States.
“The humanitarian situation of the Cuban migrants required a quick and integral solution, and this agreement facilitates that,” said Almagro on Tuesday.
“We have to congratulate the diplomatic efforts made by the countries involved,” he added. “They have taken a giant step forward.”
Almagro also recognised the role played by Pope Francis in urging a solution to the crisis.
The OAS secretary general stressed that “migrants have the same rights as other citizens,” adding that those rights are “valid regardless of the administrative situation of the migrants.”
He has offered the support of the OAS to protect migration in the hemisphere against human trafficking, and to develop the agreement reached on Monday in Guatemala by Mexico and six Central American countries.
Almagro also reiterated the need to protect migrants throughout their route, according to the OAS.