Tokyo, Japan.- Japanese State Minister of Foreign Affairs Masahisa Sato reaffirmed Thursday his government”s condemnation of the US blockade against Cuba, in particular, its extraterritorial application, official sources informed.

At the Japanese Foreign Ministry headquarters, Sato welcomed the Cuban ambassador to this country, Carlos Miguel Pereira, and reiterated Japan’s historic opposition to Washington’s policy against Cuba.

During the meeting he updated Sato on the consequences of the 45-day suspension of Chapter III of the Helms-Burton Act, announced last week by Washington, the Cuban diplomat wrote in Facebook.

He also gave the high official the Declaration of the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs in rejection of the threat of activation of the aforementioned chapter of that legislation, Pereira added on Facebook.

The aforementioned chapter, which has not been applied by any US president so far, allows filing lawsuits against companies and foreign citizens who have invested in US properties nationalized in Cuba in the 1960s.

According to the Cuban diplomat, at the meeting, both sides also assessed the current state of bilateral ties.

They also ratified the commitment to expand and strengthen dialogue and cooperation in various fields, as part of the celebrations for the 90th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between both nations.