Cuba denounces US blockade at peace conference in Paris

Havana, May 4 (RHC) The Cuban ambassador to France, Otto Vaillant, denounced today at a peace conference in Paris organized by the French Communist Party (PCF) the US economic, commercial and financial blockade of the island and its consequences.

At a round table dedicated to the sovereign right of peoples to self-determination, the diplomat stated that the Caribbean island has faced this policy for more than 60 years, precisely for exercising that right.

According to Vaillant, the triumph of the Revolution on January 1, 1959 represented for Cuba the opportunity to achieve and consolidate its full sovereignty and independence, a fact that the powerful Northern neighbor does not accept.

For his part, the head of International Relations of the PCF, Vincent Boulet, reiterated the organization's rejection of the blockade and the inclusion of Cuba in Washington's list of countries sponsoring terrorism. He recalled that last year the French communists launched a campaign to support Cuba in the face of the consequences of the siege and its extraterritorial nature.

The event also attracted guests from progressive organizations from Africa, Latin America, Asia and Europe. (Source: PL)