The Commission for International Relations of the National Assembly of the People´s Power of the Republic of Cuba has announced the following Declaration against the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba:
The Members of Parliament that are members of the Commission for International Relations of the National Assembly of the People´s Power,
New York, October 6, 2017. Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, Ambassador Anayansi Rodríguez Camejo attended the debate of Item 28: Advancement of Women, of the Third Committee of the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly.
New York, October 5, 2017. Despite the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States, the policy of blockade against Cuba is maintained and applied with full rigor. In September 2017, US President Donald Trump, just like his predecessors have done, extended for one year the application of economic sanctions to Cuba under the legal framework set in the "Trading with the Enemy Act".
