Cuban Lawmakers Request
World's Support Against
U.S. Sanctions
HAVANA - Cuban lawmakers
on Monday requested
their counterparts
across the world to
demand the U.S. Congress
and government lift the
country's economic
sanctions imposed on
Cuba almost 50 years
ago.
In a statement on
Monday, the parliament
of Cuba said that in the
last 16 consecutive
years, the United
Nations has approved
resolutions against the
U.S. sanctions, but
Washington "with its
usual arrogance, has
disclaimed the express
mandate of the
international
community".
The parliament said that
recently, hurricanes
Gustav and Ike cost Cuba
5 billion U.S. dollars
in damage, but the White
House reiterated that it
would lift the ban under
no circumstances.
"That policy clearly
typifies the
international crime of
genocide which soon will
reach half century," the
statement said.
Also on Monday, U.S.
activist Pamela Ann
Marti, member of the
U.S. Support Movement to
Cuba, said in Havana
that the policy of her
country toward the
island country "is a
horror."
In a declaration to
local radio stations,
Marti said that the
government of Washington
must respect the Cuban
people and authorities.
"The U.S. candidate who
wins the coming
presidential elections
must accept Cuba without
regulations, like we
accept the other
countries of the world.
That is the most
important," Marti said.
The UN General Assembly
will vote on Oct. 29 on
a resolution to rule the
necessity of seeking an
end to U.S. sanctions
against Cuba.
In October 2007, a
similar document against
the ban was approved by
a UN vote with 184
countries in favor, four
against (U.S., Israel,
Marshall Islands and
Palau) and one
abstention of
Micronesia.
According to Cuban
estimates, the hostile
U.S. policy has caused
losses of more than 93
billion dollars in Cuba.
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