Havana, Cuba.- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez on Sunday thanked initiatives from compatriots residing abroad calling for the end of the US blockade against Cuba.

Solidarity friends and compatriots residing abroad raised their voices to call the United States government to put an end to its criminal policy imposed for more than 60 years and that has harmed Cuban families´ daily life, the Cuban foreign minister live-tweeted.

On Sunday, different organizations of Cuban residents abroad (in the United States, Tunisia, Uruguay, Germany, Spain, and Nicaragua) called for demonstrations and actions against US blockade, and in support of Cuba’s causes.