Cuba Denounces in France Blockade's Economic, Human Damage
The U.S. blockade against Cuba is a massive, flagrant and systematic violation of human rights, Cuban ambassador to France Orlando Requeijo said, after introducing in this capital the report to be voted on at the UN.
Requeijo stated that the economic damage caused by that siege up to December 2011, considering the depreciation of the U.S dollar against the value of gold in the international market, rises to $1.066 trillion dollars.
"But there are some unquantifiable effects," the official said, referring to children suffering from heart or oncology diseases that can not be treated with drugs produced by U.S. laboratories.
Requeijo and Cuban ambassador at the UNESCO Maria de los Angeles Florez explained the damage that unilateral policy has caused to their country during a conference attended by members of the diplomatic staff, political parties, and social organizations, lawyers, journalists , intellectuals, and Cuban residents in France.
They said that the extraterritorial nature of the blockade, and harassment to Cuba's financial transactions with third countries have been reinforced during the Obama administration.
As an example, Requeijo cited a $619 million dollar fine against the Dutch bank ING for carrying out trade operations with Cuba.
In the case of France, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury also imposed a fine against the French transport and shipping firm CMA CGM for providing services to Cuba between December 2004 and April 2008.
The U.S. Supreme Court denied on May the right to renew the registration of the Havana Club brand to the Cubaexport company, preventing the French Pernod Ricard, distributor of the rum, market it in the northern country.
The ambassador to the UNESCO also denounced that the U.S. government continues limiting scientific, cultural and sports exchanges between the two countries.
The economic, commercial and financial siege against Cuba has been condemned for 20 consecutive years by the UN General Assembly and will be voted on again in that forum in November.
Requeijo stated that the economic damage caused by that siege up to December 2011, considering the depreciation of the U.S dollar against the value of gold in the international market, rises to $1.066 trillion dollars.
"But there are some unquantifiable effects," the official said, referring to children suffering from heart or oncology diseases that can not be treated with drugs produced by U.S. laboratories.
Requeijo and Cuban ambassador at the UNESCO Maria de los Angeles Florez explained the damage that unilateral policy has caused to their country during a conference attended by members of the diplomatic staff, political parties, and social organizations, lawyers, journalists , intellectuals, and Cuban residents in France.
They said that the extraterritorial nature of the blockade, and harassment to Cuba's financial transactions with third countries have been reinforced during the Obama administration.
As an example, Requeijo cited a $619 million dollar fine against the Dutch bank ING for carrying out trade operations with Cuba.
In the case of France, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury also imposed a fine against the French transport and shipping firm CMA CGM for providing services to Cuba between December 2004 and April 2008.
The U.S. Supreme Court denied on May the right to renew the registration of the Havana Club brand to the Cubaexport company, preventing the French Pernod Ricard, distributor of the rum, market it in the northern country.
The ambassador to the UNESCO also denounced that the U.S. government continues limiting scientific, cultural and sports exchanges between the two countries.
The economic, commercial and financial siege against Cuba has been condemned for 20 consecutive years by the UN General Assembly and will be voted on again in that forum in November.
Source:
Prensa Latina
Date:
12/10/2012