Illinois House of Representatives urges to end US blockade on Cuba
Washington, 1 June 2021.The Illinois House of Representatives approved a resolution calling Congress to eliminate the US economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba, which has been in force for six decades.
The document is the 33rd adopted by a local or State authority in the US territory in the interest of improving bilateral relations, Havana's ambassador to Washington, Lianys Torres, tweeted on Tuesday.
The blockade policy and its intimidating effect
New York, 28 May 2021. Beyond the quantified damage, the dissuasive and intimidating effect of the blockade policy on businessmen and entities from the United States and third countries, aggravated since the activation of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, has caused the cancellation of commercial operations, cooperation actions and foreign investment projects that were at different stages of development.
Declaration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba: Cuba rejects US slanders about counterterrorism cooperation
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba rejects, in the strongest possible terms, the US State Department’s certification of Cuba as country that is not cooperating fully with the United States counterterrorism efforts, published by the Federal Register of that country on May 25, 2021.
Diplomat rejects Cuba's inclusion in US unilateral list of terrorists
Havana, 26 May 2021. The deputy director-general of the United States Department at the Foreign Ministry, Johana Tablada, on Wednesday rejected Cuba's inclusion in the US list of state sponsors of terrorism.
On her Twitter account, the official noted that the decision to keep Cuba in Washington's unilateral list, as reaffirmed on Tuesday by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, says much more about the government of that power than about the Caribbean island.
Cuban baseball team travels to US for Pre-Olympic Tournament
Havana, 26 May 2021. The Cuban baseball team is traveling to the United States on Wednesday to participate in the Pre-Olympic Tournament in Florida.
In statements to Radio Havana Cuba, Luis Daniel del Risco, treasurer of the Cuban Baseball Federation, noted that the team, coached by Armando Ferrer, is leaving in the afternoon and will hold two training games, one each against the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua.