国产热热热精品,亚洲视频久久】日韩,三级婷婷在线久久,99人妻精品视频,精品九热人人肉肉在线,AV东京热一区二区,91po在线视频观看,久久激情宗合,青青草黄色手机视频

World / US and Canada

Cuba terms US embargo as "failed" policy

(Xinhua) Updated: 2012-09-21 14:49

HAVANA - Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said Thursday that the 50-year trade embargo imposed by the United States against his country is a "failed policy" widely rejected by the international community.

At a press conference in Havana to present Cuba's latest report on the effects of the embargo, Rodriguez said the policy is without a doubt the main cause for Cuba's economic and financial crisis, and the biggest stumbling block to its social and economic development.

According to official figures, at today's prices, the losses caused to the island by the US embargo since it was officially imposed in 1962 amount to $100 billion.

The document also claims that Washington has stepped up its sanctions on financial transactions by Cuban companies and international companies doing business with Cuba, "During the administration of President (Barack) Obama, the financial sanctions amount to more than $2 billion," said Rodriguez.

The White House, through the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), has also stepped up its vigilance on Cuban financial operations, which incurred fines of $89 million last year, and have so far this year accumulated $622 million in fines, said Rodriguez.

Saying the embargo affects every Cuban family in one way or another, Rodriguez called on US President Obama to seize the historic opportunity to change Washington's policy toward the island if he wins the presidential election in November.

Rodriguez also said the embargo violates the civil and constitutional rights of US citizens by prohibiting them from freely traveling to Cuba and restricting scientific, cultural and social interchange between the two nations.

Cuba draws up the report annually in the lead up to the United Nations General Assembly session in New York, where member countries have been voting in favor of a resolution to end the embargo. A vote on the resolution is expected on November 4 following a review of the report.

The UN has consistently condemned the embargo, with 186 member countries voting against it in 2011.

Trudeau visits Sina Weibo
May gets little gasp as EU extends deadline for sufficient progress in Brexit talks
Ethiopian FM urges strengthened Ethiopia-China ties
Yemen's ex-president Saleh, relatives killed by Houthis
Most Popular
Hot Topics

...
安溪县| 元阳县| 达孜县| 荥经县| 巴东县| 宁波市| 体育| 邻水| 灌南县| 九龙城区| 宜良县| 开封市| 长春市| 库车县| 黄冈市| 文化| 德庆县| 高淳县| 哈巴河县| 曲阜市| 泊头市| 临武县| 东丰县| 东源县| 商丘市| 永宁县| 姜堰市| 蒲江县| 靖州| 浦城县| 临夏市| 安图县| 昭平县| 板桥市| 大安市| 新兴县| 兴海县| 交城县| 宜黄县| 正安县| 昌宁县|