Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel denounced the consequences of the coercive measures imposed by the United States on the construction of the Caribbean country’s social and development projects.
“The blockade is an act of aggression, whose offensively extraterritorial implementation harms the sovereignty of all states,” the Cuban president stated on Sunday while speaking at the 17th BRICS Summit panel on “Strengthening Multilateralism, Economic, and Financial Affairs, and Artificial Intelligence.”
Diaz-Canel remembered that in recent days, the US Government approved a new package of measures, through a Presidential Memorandum, aimed at stifling the country’s economy.
“No other country has had to build its social and development project under the prolonged, cruel, and systematic application of an economic, commercial, and financial siege by the greatest power in history,” he noted.
The Cuban head of State underscored that unilateral listings and certifications, based on criteria he described as unfounded, such as Washington’s designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, have no space in the 21st century.
The United States has no moral authority or international mandate to certify Cuba or any other country, he said.
To face common challenges, Diaz-Canel emphasized, humanity urgently needs solidarity, respect for differences, dialogue, cooperation, and integration.
“Present and future generations have the right to live in a world of peace and security, where social justice, respect for cultural, ethnic, and religious diversity, and democratic access to science and technology prevail,” he reflected in his speech.
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