Former Cuban President Fidel Castro on Wednesday condemned the U.S. government for signing the military pact with Colombia which gives the U.S. access to military airbases in the Latin American country.
Castro openly announced that he considered the agreement, which was signed last Friday and made public today, to be a “heinous” threat to Latin America and its people, reported Colombian media on Wednesday.
“The President of the United States is wrong and his advisors are wrong to continue down this sordid route, treating the people of Latin America with such contempt,” Castro was reported declaring.
The agreement between the two countries will enable U.S. military personnel to have access to various airbases throughout Colombia.