Cuba rejects accusations against medical collaborators in Bolivia
Havana, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Friday described as slanderous the accusations against four Cuban medical collaborators detained in Bolivia for allegedly financing protests, and demanded their immediate release.
In a post on Twitter, the head of Cuban diplomacy also demanded respect for the physical safety of Cuban personnel in the Andean country and requested guarantees for collaborators' safe return to Cuba.
He called for an end to the political campaign to instigate acts of violence against Cuban personnel.
Cuba condemns coup d'état against Bolivian president
Havana, Nov 10 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Sunday condemned the coup d'état perpetrated against his Bolivian counterpart, Evo Morales, an action that has been described as violent and cowardly.
On his Twitter account, the Cuban president called on the international community to mobilize 'for Evo's life and freedom'.
The world reaffirms support for Cuba, demands an end to US blockade
United Nations, Nov 7 (Prensa Latina) With the support of 187 of its member states, the UN General Assembly adopted on Thursday a new resolution calling for an end to the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba.
There were two abstentions: Colombia and Ukraine; and only Israel and Brazil voted alongside the US against the lifting of the blockade, becoming isolated amid the demand of the majority of the international community.
Bruno Rodríguez: Cuba has been the victim of the most unjust, severe, prolonged system of sanctions that has even been imposed on any country
Full text of speech by Cuban Foreign during debate on United Nations resolution condemning U.S. blockade
Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, during the presentation of the UN resolution “The necessity of ending the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba,” in New York, November 7, 2019, Year 61 of the Revolution
(Transcript from Presidency of the Republic)
Mr. President;
Your Excellency, ladies and gentlemen, permanent representatives;
Cuban president highlights international vote against the blockade
Havana, Nov 7 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel highlighted on Thursday the majority support of the international community for an end to the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against the island for almost six decades.
'The blockade is real and we will defeat it with the support of the international community that today overwhelmingly voted for Cuba against the blockade. Servile governments show where their affinities lie. And they are alone along with the empire,' Diaz-Canel wrote on his Twitter account.