Sputnik and Prensa Latina
La Jornada Newspaper
Saturday, December 14, 2024, p. 18
Havana., The Foreign Minister of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez, rejected the US government’s position of keeping the island among the countries that sponsor terrorism.
The United States decided to keep Cuba on this list for one more year, the State Department confirmed in the call Country Reports on Terrorism 2023which also includes North Korea, Iran and Syria.
Through his X account, Rodríguez assured that the United States knows that Cuba does not promote terrorism and described the decision as a dishonest act and a mockery of the victims of the scourge.
The head of diplomacy highlighted that the Caribbean country has an exemplary performance in the fight against terrorism and, in a setback to Washington, assured that his government cannot say the same about its conduct.
He added that voices opposed to the economic, financial and commercial blockade are heard in the United States Congress, although it is still evident. the true nature of the anti-Cuban mafiahe remarked.
President Miguel Díaz-Canel called on the population to demonstrate tomorrow against the hostile policy of the United States government in front of his consulate in Havana.
Imperialism despises the heroic Cuban people for their capacity for resistance and bravery, which is the reason for marching in front of their embassy as they did so many other times, led by the historical leader, Fidel Castro.declared Díaz-Canel since the closing of the IX Plenary Session of the Communist Party.
Later, the president traveled to Venezuela to participate in the twentieth anniversary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-Peoples’ Trade Treaty (Alba-TCP).
Blockade impacts population
The Cuban Vice Foreign Minister, Carlos Fernández de Cossío, stated from the Dominican Republic, within the framework of the international forum regarding the 30th anniversary of the Summit of the Americas, that the rigorous application of the US blockade to suffocate the economy directly impacts the level of life of its population.
