Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez has condemned the intensification of Washington’s war against the Cuban people, their living conditions and their livelihoods, following the announcement of new coercive measures.
The new actions announced this Monday are a clear demonstration of the criminal and genocidal intent with which US leaders are determined to punish the entire population of the country, the foreign minister stated on his Twitter account.
As part of its policy of harassment and economic strangulation against the Caribbean nation, the US government extended its restrictive measures to 10 more Cuban entities, including the Ministry of Tourism, a vital and strategic sector.
Among the sanctioned entities are also ENETEC, S.A., and Coreydan S.A. and the Foreign Trade Business Group (GECOMEX), linked in some cases to the import, export and marketing of fuels, and in others to international purchase and sale of goods and services.
The Trump administration is applying this new set of sanctions with the aim of further depriving the Caribbean nation of potential sources of financing amidst an unprecedented intensification of the economic, commercial and financial blockade that has affected the Cuban people for more than six decades.
The sanctions package also reflects the extraterritoriality of the embargo imposed by Washington by increasing restrictions on foreign companies and entities that maintain commercial or financial ties with the organizations that appear on the unilateral U.S. list.
The coercive measures are based on Executive Order 14404, signed by Trump on May 1st, which expands the range of restrictions and pressure against the island in pursuit of the explicit objective of regime change in Cuba.
Despite these attempts at maximum pressure, Havana achieved a diplomatic victory at the United Nations on July 7, when 136 countries backed a debate in the General Assembly on the need to end the economic, commercial, and financial embargo.
The UN’s highest body had condemned the embargo against Cuba on 31 previous occasions, with the overwhelming support of the international community.
[ SOURCE: PRENSA LATINA ]
