Havana, March 12 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez today recalled the signing by the United States government of the Helms-Burton Act 29 years ago, with the stated objective of overthrowing the Revolution.
In his profile on the social network X, the Cuban foreign minister stated that nothing similar exists in the world, and described this provision as a flagrant violation of the norms that govern international trade and the most basic rights of peoples.
The Helms-Burton Act, signed in 1996 by then-US President William Clinton, contemplates the internationalization of the blockade; the denial of credit and financial aid to countries and organizations that favor or promote cooperation with Cuba; and hindering foreign investment on the island.
Its enactment eliminated the unilateral possibility of lifting the siege on the island and established that it would remain in effect until there is what Washington calls a transitional government certified by the White House in Cuba.
Sections three and four of the Helms-Burton Act remained inactive until 2019, when President Donald Trump authorized their implementation, in order to prevent normalization of relations between Cuba and the United States.
According to experts, the Helms-Burton Act, along with the Torricelli Act (signed in 1992), constitutes a huge obstacle to bilateral relations and a violation of the principles of sovereign equality and non-intervention in the internal affairs of a State, as enshrined in international law.
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