For the Bridgetown government, ending both policies would represent a relief to the harsh living conditions that the citizens of the largest of the Antilles have faced for several years.
Although he welcomed Washington’s recent decision to eliminate Cuba from the list of nations that do not fully cooperate with the fight against terrorism, he regretted Havana’s permanence in the other unilateral relationship.
“Barbados reiterates that there is absolutely no justification for Cuba to once again be part of the List of State Sponsors of Terrorism in January 2021. To date, there is no such justification,” the Executive stated in an official statement.
Likewise, he denounced that the continuity of such a position toughens the blockade imposed more than six decades ago and is an aggravation of the great difficulties already suffered by both the Cuban people and the Cuban economy.
Barbados always supported the clear and reiterated position of the countries of the Caribbean Community in solidarity with Cuba and rejection of US policy towards the island.
With this statement he adds to the numerous calls that in recent weeks governments, political figures, social and solidarity organizations around the world have made to the United States to annul the sanctions against Cuba and the presence among the alleged sponsors of terrorism.
The effects of the White House measures have extraterritorial reach, and damage the possibilities of cooperation and trade of many countries in their relations with the Antillean territory.
jcm/ymr/ohh
#Cuba
