The President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, ratified on Thursday the solidarity with the authorities and people of Cuba in view of the Helms-Burton Act, a mechanism for the internationalization of the US blockade against Cuba.
Cuba today highlighted the decision of a US judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed against Norwegian Cruise Line under Title III of the Helms-Burton Act.
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Tuesday reiterated that the lawsuit yesterday dismissed in US courts against a Swiss cruise company ‘proves us right on the illegality of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act.’
U.S. lawyer Soffiyah Elijah affirmed that the Helms Burton Act, which internationalizes her country”s blockade against Cuba, is illegal and unconstitutional, as reported today in Granma newspaper.
Swiss-Cuban Chamber of Commerce and Industry condemned the activation of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act by the US government, stressing that it has a marked extraterritorial nature.
UN General Secretary, Antonio Guterres, is aware of what comes out the activation of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, which is currently generating great rejection among the international community.
Cubans condemned the Helms-Burton Act on Wednesday, during the celebrations of International Workers” Day in all squares throughout the country.
Several Belgium friendship organizations have rejected on Thursday the White House announcement to apply Title III of Helms-Burton Act, which they considered it is a ”new violation of international law.”
