The United States government has intensified its economic, commercial, and financial blockade policy against Cuba to the maximum, denounced Deputy Prime Minister Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga this Friday during his address to the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Shymkent, Kazakhstan.
Before representatives of the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and other delegations from observer countries, the island’s Minister of Foreign Trade also described Washington’s actions as an arbitrary strategy of domination and hegemony that seeks to stifle Cuban sovereignty through extreme coercive measures.
Pérez-Oliva emphasized that one of the most critical acts of aggression is the recent executive order of January 29, signed by US President Donald Trump, which threatens tariffs on third countries that supply oil and petroleum products to the island nation.
This measure has generated a severe energy crisis, directly affecting the well-being of the Cuban population, which has already suffered the effects of the US embargo for more than six decades. The official also rejected Cuba’s inclusion on the list of countries that supposedly sponsor terrorism, describing it as a fallacious and baseless designation that reinforces the persecution and financial restrictions against the island.
The deputy prime minister denounced that this classification is part of a disinformation campaign based on falsehoods that seeks to distort the reality of the country, while flagrantly violating international law.
Despite the current situation, the Cuban minister reaffirmed Cuba’s determination to defend its independence and the right to economic and social development. He assured that the country will persist in the sovereign pursuit of the resources necessary for its progress and thanked the international community for its support in its efforts to overcome the current financial and logistical difficulties.
The Granma 2.0 ship, part of the international solidarity convoy Nuestra América, recently arrived in Havana. This initiative seeks to mitigate the effects of the US economic siege and demonstrate global rejection of the blockade by bringing essential supplies to the island. The vessel departed from Mexico with solidarity aid from 11 nations.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and other government officials officially welcomed the members of the Nuestra América solidarity convoy at an event held at the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples in Havana.
According to the organizers of the initiative, “The Trump Administration is suffocating Cuba, cutting off fuel, flights, and essential supplies for survival. It’s an emergency: hospitals without electricity, ambulances without gasoline, and sick people without medicine.” In addition to the aid that arrived by sea on Tuesday, March 24, other solidarity groups that joined the convoy arrived in Cuba with assistance in the preceding days.
The White House occupant’s attack against Cuba resulted in an avalanche of solidarity around the world, which translated into demonstrations, pronouncements, and shipments of aid to the Cuban population by organizations and governments, confirming that the Caribbean nation is not alone and that the world continues to reject Washington’s unilateral, coercive, and illegal policies.
IMAGE CREDIT: Pérez-Oliva emphasized that one of the most critical acts of aggression is the recent executive order of January 29, signed by Trump to impose an energy blockade on Cuba. Photo: @CubaMINREX.
[ SOURCE: teleSUR ]
