Association of Ethio-Cubans in Norway condemns re-inclusion of Cuba in the list of State sponsors of terrorism
25.01.2025
Statement
The Association of Ethio-Cubans in Norway strongly condemns the fact that the new US government has once again included Cuba in the unilateral, arbitrary and spurious list of States that allegedly sponsor terrorism.
Cuba will win in the face of the imperialist onslaught!
Statement by the Revolutionary Government
U.S. President Donald Trump has attacked Cuba from day one and without any pretext. The decision to reestablish the ironclad economic war measures against Cuba, which his predecessor eliminated only days before, is a demonstration of the aggressiveness of U.S. imperialism against the sovereignty, peace and well-being of the Cuban population. Among them is the inclusion of our country, once again, in the arbitrary list of States that supposedly sponsor terrorism, a designation that shows an absolute disregard for the truth.
The United States takes steps in the right direction, but the blockade remains in force
Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba
On January 14, 2025, the government of the United States announced the following decisions:
1. Remove Cuba from the State Department list of countries that allegedly sponsor terrorism;
2. Make use of the presidential faculty to prevent US courts from taking action with regards to lawsuits that might be filed by virtue of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act; and
In the spirit of the Ordinary Jubilee of the Year 2025, the Cuban Government releases persons who are serving prison sentences.
Declaration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba
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.
Cuba formally joins South Africa's lawsuit against Israel for genocide in Palestine
The Government of the Republic of Cuba formally submitted to the International Court of Justice at its headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands, the Declaration of Intervention in the case “Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip” (South Africa against Israel).
The Declaration was made under Article 63 of the Statute of the Court and it shares the concerns expressed by the Republic of South Africa against Israel for the genocide in Palestine, the country hereby joining the lawsuit filed by the African nation.