Cuba defends its right to development in the face of the impact of the U.S. blockade, with a high economic cost and suffering for the population, Terence Marryshow, an activist in solidarity with our country, said Wednesday.
The only crime the Caribbean country has committed is the defense of its own model, the doctor and member of the Cuba-Grenada coalition told Prensa Latina.
In response, the international community has been demanding for more than three decades that it is time to remove that criminal siege, while the United States does not seem to listen to that demand, he added.
For his part, the Ecuadorian César Sánchez acknowledged the marked interest of that policy to economically asphyxiate the Caribbean country.
The triumph of the Revolution in 1959 was a stone in the shoe of the United States; from that moment on, the measures seeking a change at any cost began, declared the also member of the organization Cuba Sí.
Unfortunately, the U.S. press does not explain exactly what is happening, therefore, our group seeks to explain how this affects Cubans and to fight for its end.
Some thirty speakers reiterated their support for Cuba on Wednesday during the first day of the General Assembly debate dedicated to analyzing the impact of the siege, considered the main obstacle to the island’s development.
Tomorrow, the forum will vote on the draft resolution Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.
The draft, presented in October by Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodriguez, estimates the damages caused by the set of provisions between March 1, 2022 and February 28, 2023 to be in the order of four thousand 867 million dollars.
According to the text, the period included was marked by the continuous and deliberate application of maximum pressure measures established during the Donald Trump administration (2016-2020) and the enforcement of the laws that make up the blockade.
At the same time, the policy towards Cuba confirmed the inertia and immobility of the current administration of President Joe Biden to promote real progress in bilateral relations between Cuba and the U.S.
