14ymedio, Havana, 15 February 2024 — “North or South?” The geopolitical knowledge of those who commented on Wednesday on the announcement of the Cuban Foreign Ministry about the re-establishment of diplomatic relations with South Korea was not enough to distinguish, by the official name, between the communist country of the north and the capitalist country of the south. However, Cuban insight knows no borders, and the forum organizers immediately glimpsed the opportunities for “business” and “investments” of “one of the most dynamic economies in Asia.”
Among those who asked Cubadebate and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the brief message — just eight lines to announce a radical change in 65 years of foreign policy that does not even mention the “impact” of the agreement or its “historical background” — there were those who did not overlook a key element: the implications of the announcement for Cuba’s relations with North Korea. The comments, converted into brief reflections of geopolitics, analyzed the possible attitude of the allied country of Havana towards Cuba’s pact with the “number one enemy” of Pyongyang.
Relations have been maintained with North Korea since 1960, and the country has been a great ally of Havana
On the one hand, users said, relations have been maintained with North Korea since 1960, and the country has been a great ally of Havana, a link that “must be respected.” On the other hand, the most pragmatic asserted, “the Democratic People’s Republic must understand that it is an inalienable right of our country to open up to relations with all nations” and, in this case, with one of th