Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary-General Luis Almagro addresses the audience during an official visit to Honduras, in Tegucigalpa, January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera
HAVANA (Reuters) - Communist-ruled Cuba on Wednesday said it had foiled a serious plot aiming to destabilise the country by preventing the chief of the Organization of American States travelling to the island to attend an award ceremony organised by dissidents.
The opposition group, which the government called "anti-Cuban and illegal," had invited OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro to Havana to honour him for shining a light on violations of human rights in the Americas.
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