According to the Cuban Minister of Foreign Relations, Bruno Rodriguez, up until December of 2011, Washington’s unilateral action caused losses of more than $1.66 trillion dollars, considering the depreciation of the dollar relative to gold.
Yesterday evening here in this capital, Rodriguez presented a report on the U.N. General Assembly’s Resolution 66/6 on “Necessity of Ending the Economic, Commercial and Financial Blockade Imposed by the United States of America Against Cuba.” He provided an update on the impact of the blockade’s sanctions on different sectors.
In coming weeks, the resolution will be submitted for the 21st time to the General Assembly, where it has been consistently approved ever since 1992 and in October of last year received 186 votes in favor and only two against (United States and Israel).
Other organizations such as the Non-Aligned Movement, the African Union, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States have also recently expressed their rejection of the blockade.
While the international community is making a unanimous demand for an end to the unilateral measure, Washington has responded by intensifying it, said the Cuban foreign minister.
During his third year in office, Rodriguez pointed out, President Barack Obama has not only maintained the siege but reinforced it, above all by going after and prosecuting those engaged in financial transactions with Cuba.
