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The Guardian - UK
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Natricia Duncan and agencies

Caribbean leaders call for ‘de-escalation and dialogue’ amid US oil embargo on Cuba

Jamaican prime minister Andrew Holness wearing a blue jacket
The Jamaican prime minister, Andrew Holness, said at the Caricom summit that he supports ‘constructive dialogue between Cuba and the US aimed at de-escalation’. Photograph: Dante Carrer/Reuters

US interventions dominated speeches at a summit of 15 nations from the Caribbean and the Americas on Tuesday, as the region’s leaders met amid deadly military strikes against suspected drug boats and an oil blockade on Cuba.

During the opening ceremony of the four-day Caricom summit in St Kitts and Nevis, leaders of the regional bloc called for a strategic collaborations to deal with the impact of recent US policies.

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