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By María Josefina Arce
How long will the United States persist in its hostile policy towards Cuba, is a question asked by many in the world, when every day more voices are added in favor of the lifting of the genocidal blockade which strongly affects Cuban families.
In the United States, there is a succession of actions condemning the unilateral measure, the main obstacle to the socio-economic development of the country, which must daily overcome countless obstacles in such sensitive areas as health, education and food.
The city of New Haven, the third largest city in the state of Connecticut, joined in the last few hours the worldwide demand and that of other American cities such as Hartford and Boston.
The City Council approved a resolution asking President Joe Biden and Congress to end the economic siege and the normalization of relations with the Greater Antilles, a wish of many citizens of the northern country.
The links between the two nations could be of great benefit to both peoples, if we take into account, for example, the high level of biotechnology in Cuba and the scope of that branch of science in New Haven, home to the prestigious Yale University.
In that sense, the document states that the lifting of the blockade would allow facilities in the city to collaborate with biotechnological and medical research centers in the Caribbean nation in the development of medicines, clinical and genetic tests and devices.
In support of that demand, some 16 caravans have been held in New Haven, a movement that has been gaining strength in the United States and the world, to show support for the just struggle of the Cubans against the unilateral measure, condemned since 1992 by the UN General Assembly.
There are several cities in different regions of the planet that are the scene of the caravans of solidarity with Cuba, which take place every end of the month at the initiative of the Bridges of Love project, headed by Cuban professor Carlos Lazo, who lives in the United States.
Last year, members of this project traveled more than 2,000 kilometers from Miami to Washington, where they demanded President Joe Biden to end the economic siege, a demand backed by 27,000 signatures.
Along the way, Bridges of Love gathered wills and forged alliances in favor of Cuba and condemned the hostile U.S. policy.
As denounced by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez, the current administration maintains the blockade and the most aggressive aspects of the 243 measures adopted by former President Donald Trump.
Despite attempts by the United States to demobilize the movement of solidarity with Cuba, countless people around the world are accompanying the Cuban people in their struggle for the lifting of the arbitrary measure, under which 70% of the population of the Caribbean nation has been born.
