Cuba Discredits Again USA at WTO
Cuba stated that the US blockade policy, also discredited at the World Trade Organization (WTO), is a failure and has never been more isolated.
Addressing the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the WTO, Cuban ambassador to Geneva Rodolfo Reyes said that the message from the international community about this issue is unequivocal.
On October 28, the UN General Assembly approved for 18th consecutive time and by 187 votes in favor a resolution condemning the economic, trade and financial blockade Washington has maintained towards Cuba since 1962, Reyes stressed.
Analyzing the Section 211 of the Budget Enforcement Act of the US, in force since 1998, the usurpation of Cuban brands was debated within the DSB of the WTO.
Delegates from Ecuador, Brazil, China, Venezuela, Vietnam, Bolivia, Argentina and Nicaragua, along with European Communities, demanded once again the US government fulfill DSB recommendations and abolish the Section 211.
The Cuban ambassador rejected the two statements by the US delegates, and stressed the Section 211 has not given the expected results.
Havana Club is a well-known brand that identifies Cuban origin, despite crude attempts to usurp Bacardi, Reyes stated by commenting the violation of postulates on intellectual property in US territory.
Addressing the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the WTO, Cuban ambassador to Geneva Rodolfo Reyes said that the message from the international community about this issue is unequivocal.
On October 28, the UN General Assembly approved for 18th consecutive time and by 187 votes in favor a resolution condemning the economic, trade and financial blockade Washington has maintained towards Cuba since 1962, Reyes stressed.
Analyzing the Section 211 of the Budget Enforcement Act of the US, in force since 1998, the usurpation of Cuban brands was debated within the DSB of the WTO.
Delegates from Ecuador, Brazil, China, Venezuela, Vietnam, Bolivia, Argentina and Nicaragua, along with European Communities, demanded once again the US government fulfill DSB recommendations and abolish the Section 211.
The Cuban ambassador rejected the two statements by the US delegates, and stressed the Section 211 has not given the expected results.
Havana Club is a well-known brand that identifies Cuban origin, despite crude attempts to usurp Bacardi, Reyes stated by commenting the violation of postulates on intellectual property in US territory.
Source:
Prensa Latina
Date:
23/11/2009