Blockade

Riyadh, November 17th - The Ambassador of Cuba to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Vladimir Gonzalez, paid a courtesy visit to the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Political and Economic Affairs, Eid Mohammed Althakafi, with whom he reviewed several related issues with the good state of bilateral relations.

We have learned to our disgust that a small group of MEP’s servile to Washington have placed an item on the agenda of the next plenary session of the European Parliament (8 June) regarding the “Political Situation and Human Rights in Cuba”.

The New Zealand / Cuba Society published a statement emphasizing that, as the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the planet, it is time for the New Zealand Government to actively support the UN’s call to the U.S. to urgently lift the blockade of Cuba, that is obstructing the country’s health care system’s ability to fight the COVID-19 crisis.

“Our Government is acutely aware of both Cuba’s commitment to training health professionals in the Pacific and its role in combating the pandemic internationally. Now is the time to stand beside them.”  

Excerpts from the intervention of Prime Minister Keith Rowley at the 74th General Assembly of the United Nations.

Mr. President, history has taught us that the maintenance of international peace and security cannot be separated from the sustainable development , in this regard we maintain that the economic,  commercial and  financial embargo imposed against Cuba, a Caribbean nation, which has been in place for almost six decades undermine the country potential to achieve  sustainable development and economic growth.