The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, signed on Tuesday, November 10, the instrument of accession of Cuba to the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC), within the framework of the 37th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, conducted virtually.
In videoconference held between the president of the Cuban Chamber of Commerce, Antonio Carricarte, the president of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the United Arab Emirates, Humaid Bin Salem, and the Ambassador of Cuba to this country, Roberto Blanco, was confirmed the willingness of both parties to promote bilateral trade relations.
The inclusion of Fincimex in the list of restricted entities of the US State Department in June last, as well as the Treasury Department’s modifications to the regulations for the control of Cuban assets announced on Friday, October 23, will prevent remittances to Cuba through US companies with general licenses, which will directly harm the Cuban people and their relatives in the US.
Doing so in the middle of a pandemic corroborates the US government’s cynicism, opportunism and contempt for the Cuban people.
Cuba has been elected as member of the United Nations Human Rights Council, a body made up by 47 member States responsible for the promotion and protection of all human rights in the world. Cuba, a founding member of the Council that abolished the former Human Rights Commission, is holding, for the fifth time, one seat among the eight reserved for the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba reiterates Cuba’s firm commitment to the development and sustainability of its health system for the benefit of the Cuban people and the cooperation with the peoples in the region and elsewhere in the world. Cuba has the capacity to do it, which has been created with its own efforts. This is a reality that no one can change.