*The U.S. interfered in the country once when it overthrew president Arbenz in 1954
*Officials from both countries assure that the visit is diplomatic
*President assured there were no interfering impositions during the meeting
*Protesters claim to be aware of the historical burden and the current context
*Officials from both countries assure that the visit is diplomatic
*President assured there were no interfering impositions during the meeting
*Protesters claim to be aware of the historical burden and the current context
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00:00Meanwhile, in Guatemala, the visit of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was rejected
00:04by protesters who described it as an attack on national sovereignty since, among other
00:09measures, the Central American country committed to detain migrants with the objective of reaching
00:15the United States.
00:16Let's see.
00:17The visit of the United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio to Guatemala has been denounced
00:26as a new attempt to interfere in the region by the Guatemala chapter of the anti-fascist
00:31international.
00:32In the first place, we must consider that the mere presence of Marco Rubio in Guatemala
00:39is an attack against the sovereignty of the country.
00:41I can tell you that once the United States puts its hands on other countries, it is not
00:46to help.
00:50Protesters remind Marco Rubio of the dark legacy left by the United States in 1954 when
00:55he orchestrated the overthrow of President Jacobo Arbenz, who inherited inequality and
01:00injustice in Guatemala.
01:04Let us remember that Guatemala was invaded in 1954 by American imperialism.
01:11We know perfectly well what a military invasion of our country is.
01:18Officials from both countries assure that the visit is diplomatic, focused on dealing
01:22with migration, the fight against drug trafficking and other strategic alliances.
01:29We believe in a new migration model that allows us to efficiently and humanely address the
01:34phenomenon of migration, promoting solutions to the causes that have forced so many Guatemalans
01:40to leave their communities, their families, their country.
01:46The country's president ruled out having discussed the safe third country category.
01:53The protesters do not rule out that it could have been part of one of the imperialist impositions.
02:00We reject the fact that Guatemala assumes this commitment as a safe third country, not
02:04because we are against our Latin American brothers, but because there are simply no
02:08conditions not even for the Guatemalan population.
02:13The protesters claim to be aware of the historical burden and the current context, which demand
02:21respect for national sovereignty and an evolution in policies that are negatively impacting
02:26the most disadvantaged.