The condemnation of the Helms-Burton Act imposed by the United States on Cuba has grown all over the world, because its enforcement violates the United Nations Charter and the precepts of international law.The statement was made by Cuban Ambassador Humberto Rivera at a recent meeting of the Group of 77 plus China, at which he explained the consequences of the US act.
Since May 2, when Titles III and IV of the Helms-Burton Act were activated, Washington has enforced new aggressive measures against Cuba, as part of its policy to tighten the economic, commercial and financial blockade it has kept for 57 years, he recalled.
The Helms-Burton Act has universalized the extraterritorial implementation of the blockade by using illegal pressures by the United States against third countries, their governments and their companies, the Cuban diplomat explained.
In addition, it aims to suffocate the Cuban economy and, according to its own letter, seeks to impose a government that responds to Washington's interests, he added.
Although it was approved in 1996, all US administrations had suspended the activation of Titles III and IV, due to the damage that they would cause to US corporate interests, and the strong opposition by the international community of its implementation, Rivera noted.
The Helms-Burton Act is based on two fundamental lies: the notion that the nationalizations after the triumph of the Revolution were illegitimate or inappropriate, and the fact that Cuba constitutes a threat to US national security, the ambassador stressed.
Since May 2, when Titles III and IV of the Helms-Burton Act were activated, Washington has enforced new aggressive measures against Cuba, as part of its policy to tighten the economic, commercial and financial blockade it has kept for 57 years, he recalled.
The Helms-Burton Act has universalized the extraterritorial implementation of the blockade by using illegal pressures by the United States against third countries, their governments and their companies, the Cuban diplomat explained.
In addition, it aims to suffocate the Cuban economy and, according to its own letter, seeks to impose a government that responds to Washington's interests, he added.
Although it was approved in 1996, all US administrations had suspended the activation of Titles III and IV, due to the damage that they would cause to US corporate interests, and the strong opposition by the international community of its implementation, Rivera noted.
The Helms-Burton Act is based on two fundamental lies: the notion that the nationalizations after the triumph of the Revolution were illegitimate or inappropriate, and the fact that Cuba constitutes a threat to US national security, the ambassador stressed.