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Costa Rica cuts ties with Cuba, rejects government's legitimacy

On Wednesday, President Rodrigo Chaves, President of Costa Rica, severed diplomatic relations with Cuba, announcing the decision from San José, Costa Rica, alongside Melinda Hildebrand, U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica.
Citing human-rights concerns, the government argued Cuba's regime has failed and said 'We must rid the hemisphere of communists', citing repression and shortages.
Closing the Havana embassy, Costa Rica's Foreign Minister Tinoco said a minimal consular channel will remain to serve about 10,000 Cuban residents, with administrative matters handled from Panama.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez rejected Costa Rica's decision, calling it "an unfriendly act" and Cuba's Foreign Ministry condemned its "servility" to United States pressure; the move follows Ecuador's expulsion of Cuba's ambassador this month.
The decision positions Costa Rica with a sharper ideological posture, aligning it with a U.S.-aligned regional security alliance after its October U.N. General Assembly abstention alongside 12 nations.

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