Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks at the National Palace in Mexico City, Jan 10, 2023. (PHOTO / AP)

MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday urged the US government to give "clear definitions" on migration and the economic blockade against Cuba, which he considers a "flagrant violation of human rights."

"We are proposing that the US government open a dialogue (with Cuba)," said the president at a daily press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City.

After Sunday's meeting with representatives of Latin American and Caribbean countries, the Mexican presdient insisted that it was also urgent to end the economic blockade against Cuba

Lopez Obrador is expected to meet with US President Joe Biden in mid-November during meetings of Asia-Pacific countries to be held in San Francisco in the United States.

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After Sunday's meeting with representatives of Latin American and Caribbean countries, where it was agreed to work to reduce migration in the region, Lopez Obrador insisted that it was also urgent to end the economic blockade against Cuba.

The Mexican president said that although some progress has been made, it is important that the US government give a "clear definition" on issues such as migration and the blockade against Cuba.

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"It is a flagrant violation of human rights because it prevents people living in Cuba from getting food supplies; these blockade measures prevent them from acquiring oil, fuel and other goods," he said.