Havana, Apr 11 (Prensa Latina) Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez thanked the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) for its support in Cuba’s confrontation with the hostility of the United States government, with a message published today in X.
“Cuba has faced more than 60 years of a genocidal economic, commercial, and financial blockade with grave humanitarian consequences for our people,” said the Cuban Foreign Minister.
He also asserted that the effects of this policy “are aggravated by Cuba’s arbitrary reinstatement, on January 20, to the infamous and unilateral list of states supposedly sponsoring terrorism.”
What happened, he said, “demonstrates the inconsistency, irrationality, and lack of legitimacy of the U.S. government’s conduct toward Cuba.”
“I wish to express my gratitude for CELAC’s historic and sustained support in this regard,” he emphasized.
During the 9th Summit of Heads of State and Government of CELAC, which concluded last Wednesday in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, several presidents of member nations demanded an end to the U.S. embargo on the island.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum asserted that this policy harms the well-being of the people and does not contribute to building regions of peace and prosperity.
Similar terms were used in their speeches by the presidents of Uruguay, Yamandú Orsi, and Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, as well as other leaders attending the Summit.
Likewise, the Tegucigalpa Declaration, adopted by 30 States, rejects the imposition of unilateral coercive measures contrary to international law, including those restricting world trade.
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