Havana, Dec 2 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez accused US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday of lying when he blames Cuba for the protests taking place in Latin American countries, victims of neoliberalism.

On his Twitter account, Rodriguez posted: '#US Secretary of State Pompeo shamelessly lies when blaming #Cuba for the just and legitimate protests of Latin American peoples against savage neoliberal policies and brutal repression. Stop application of Monroe Doctrine, domination and imperialist intervention in Latin America.'

Pompeo has accused Cuba of 'hijacking those protests' in the face of its policy of supporting the Bolivarian process in Venezuela and rejecting the coup in Bolivia.

Cuban experts have denounced the attacks by right-wing and neoliberal governments against the strong social demonstrations carried out in a continent facing exclusionary economic policies and repressive acts against activists, social movements and progressive leaders.