Cuba seeks stronger EU-CELAC relations, condemns EU's 'manipulative behavior'

Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez pauses during a news conference in Havana, Cuba, October 19, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini/File Photo

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba will look to expand cooperation at an upcoming summit of European Union, Latin American and Caribbean leaders next week, its foreign minister said, but accused the EU of "manipulative behavior" that could hamper leaders' ambitions.

Heads of state from the EU and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) are set to meet in Brussels on July 17-18, the first summit after an eight-year hiatus, where they are expected to discuss climate change, development financing and the humanitarian crisis in Haiti.