The celebration in Washington of a Cuba-U. S. Business Summit shows the interest the business community and other American sectors maintain in widening links with the island.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Rodriguez, reiterated this Thursday his country’s rejection of the latest measures taken by the Trump Administration.
Reports from the National Institute of Migration of Mexico pointed out that at least 20 migrant caravans have entered that territory until this week.
The president of Engage Cuba Coalition, James Williams, criticized the US Government’s decision to expand the list of entities on the island that are restricted to American citizens.
The blockade of the United States affects the attendance of Cuban specialists in meetings or scientific exchanges in American institutions, Maida Goite Pierre, Vice- Rector of the University of Havana, said.
The Fifteenth Forum of Cuban Civil Society organizations against the blockade reaffirmed its strong condemnation of this policy, maintained by successive US governments for 56 years, and demanded its unconditional lifting.
With aggressive postures and a lot of controversy, the Trump Administration will arrive in Lima for the eighth Summit of the Americas, a forum that will allow to measure its positions for Latin America.
