The Government of Venezuela called this Friday on the international community to mobilize in support of Cuba, in view of the national blackout that the island is experiencing, a situation for which Caracas blamed the United States and its policy of economic sanctions.
Venezuela “expresses its absolute solidarity and unconditional support for the sister republic of Cuba, as it faces the current energy contingency, a product of the cruel intensification of the economic war and financial and energy persecution by the US Government.” , said the Executive of Nicolás Maduro in a statement.
In his opinion, the “illegal blockade against the Cuban people”, in reference to the sanctions imposed by the United States, seeks “the application of collective punishment, which represents a crime against humanity.”
“Venezuela supports all the heroic efforts made by the people of Cuba as well as its president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, to mitigate the impacts of the criminal unilateral coercive measures,” the letter reiterates.
In this sense, the South American country confirmed that Cuba “has the full support” of the Venezuelan Government to face this situation and overcome it, while calling on other countries to support the island nation at this time.
“Venezuela urges the international community, especially the Latin American and Caribbean community, to mobilize in support of Cuba and absolutely condemn the unfortunate unilateral list of countries that supposedly support terrorism, facts that without a doubt are the main cause of the damage that they suffer today,” the statement concludes.
Last May, the United States confirmed that it would keep Cuba on the list of State sponsors of terrorism, days after admitting that it cooperates with the island in some activities to combat this scourge.
This Friday, after hours of “zero national energy coverage,” the Cuban Government announced that it has already “incipiently” begun the “start-up” process in various parts of the country to try to restart the electrical system, making it clear that it is still More hours will pass without light.
Caracas / EFE
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