Cuba says US sanctions are blocking essential services for its people

Cuba accuses Rubio of trying to block essential services for its people

In a statement on the US-based X platform, Rodriguez argued that US sanctions targeting Cuba’s mining, foreign trade and metallurgy sectors are preventing essential services from being provided to the public. As part of its sanctions policy, the US also added nine state institutions and three executives of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples to its list.

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Cuba accuses Rubio of trying to block essential services for its people

In a statement on the US-based X platform, Rodriguez criticized US sanctions targeting Cuba’s mining, foreign trade and metallurgy sectors.

Rodriguez accused US Secretary of State Marco Rubio of deliberately acting to prevent the Cuban government from providing essential services to the public. Rodriguez said the sanctions were obstructing shipments of containers carrying food, medicine and medical equipment, particularly those supplied by private micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Cuba.

Reaction to the sanctions

Rodriguez described the US sanctions against Cuba as “a failed obsession.” Rodriguez said the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples had promoted friendship, international solidarity, justice and peace for more than 60 years, adding that the institution represented the exact opposite of the values Rubio advocates in his policies.

Küba Dışişleri Bakanı Rodriguez, ABD Dışişleri Bakanı Rubio'yu "yalancılıkla" suçladı

Institutions and executives added to the sanctions list

As part of its pressure policy aimed at bringing about political and economic change in Cuba, the US added individuals linked to the mining, foreign trade and metallurgy sectors to its sanctions list. Nine state institutions, including the Ministry of Construction, were also added to the list.

Three executives of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples, which had previously been sanctioned, were also among those newly sanctioned. They were identified as ICAP President Fernando Gonzalez Llort, First Vice President Noemi Rabaza Fernandez and Director for North America Leima Martinez Freire.

Fernando Gonzalez Llort was identified as one of five agents who were members of the “Wasp Network” and were extradited to Cuba after being convicted in the United States.

Source: Anadolu Ajansı

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