Belize Joins CARICOM in Support of Cuba

The CARICOM Heads of Government meeting that took place at the end of July gave support to Cuba and the deteriorating humanitarian situation in that country. CARICOM pointed to the embargo it believes was wrongly imposed on Cuba and reiterated its call for the lifting of what it calls the unjust unilateral financial, economic and trade embargo. Today, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Francis Fonseca expounded on that position.

 

Francis Fonseca, Minister of Foreign Affairs

“We’re doing it as a region so we haven’t broken down who will do what. But again, Cuba is going through a very difficult time. Not only are they dealing with an unjust economic blockade, but now on top of that they’re dealing with a designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, which is completely without basis, without evidence, without foundation. So it’s absolutely crippling for the Cuban economy and also very for the Cuban people. So all of CARICOM felt that we needed to provide support to our brothers and sisters in Cuba. Belize has consistently supported our friends in Cuba in any way we can and again through this new mechanism that CARICOM has put in place, we will do so again.”