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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2017 - 1:45:37 AM |
The
Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis
Almagro, today highlighted the transcendence of the agreement reached by
the authorities of Mexico and Central America that has created hope for
the thousands of Cuban migrants in the region waiting for a solution to
their critical situation.
“The humanitarian situation of the
Cuban Migrants required a quick and integral solution, and this
agreement facilitates that. We have to congratulate the diplomatic
efforts made by the countries involved. They have taken a giant step
forward,”
said Secretary General Luis Almagro who has followed the process closely.
The leader of the hemispheric institution also recognized the role played by Pope Francis in urging a solution to the crisis.
Almagro stressed that
"migrants have the same rights as other citizens,” and that those rights are valid regardless of the administrative situation of the migrants.
The
Secretary General 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.
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