Pretoria, 20 January 2025 - The South African Communist Party (SACP) has issued a strong statement of solidarity with Cuba, its people and its Revolution, following the announcement on 14 January by the US administration of Joe Biden to remove Cuba from the arbitrary and unilateral list of countries that allegedly sponsor terrorism.
Pretoria, January 18, 2025.- The Young Communist League of South Africa (YCLSA) welcomes the removal of Cuba from the US State Department's arbitrary and unilateral list of countries that allegedly sponsor terrorism, and at the same time calls for an end to all unilateral sanctions that still burden the Cuban people.
Pretoria, January 16, 2025.- The Friendship Association with Cuba in South Africa (FOCUS) welcomed the decision of the United States government to remove the island from the arbitrary and unilateral list of countries sponsoring terrorism, in which a supportive and friend country like Cuba should never have been, according to the text. The statement recognizes this decision was a step in the right direction, but the blockade remains in force.
Havana, January 14, 2025.- Cuba described its exclusion from Washington's State Sponsors of Terrorism (SSOT) list as a limited decision but in the right direction and in line with the world's demand. According to the statement from the Foreign Ministry, despite this decision, the White House still maintains the unjust and criminal economic blockade against Cuba, which causes suffering to the people.
Havana, January 14, 2025.- As part of the close and fluid relations with the Vatican, the Government of Cuba has remained in touch with Pope Francis and his representatives and, as has occurred in the past, has kept His Holiness informed about the processes of review of the convictions and the release on imprisoned person, a practice that is common in our judicial system and has characterized the humanitarian record of the Revolution.