JAKARTA - The Cuban government has asked the international community to show solidarity with Havana amid increasing pressure from the United States.
"I, humbly ask, it is time to show solidarity to Cuba, which has always shown solidarity to others and has never backed down in the face of any risk, even sometimes risking the lives of the Cuban people," said Cuban Foreign Minister (Menlu) Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) reported by ANTARA from Sputnik, Wednesday, May 27.
The Cuban diplomat also urged Latin America and the Caribbean to comply with a 2014 declaration made by the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) by designating the region as a zone of peace.
"It is time for a broad international effort that transcends political differences, ideological approaches, or historical differences. It is time to set limits and prevent actions that threaten and harm national interests, which threaten all nations and the sovereign rights of all countries," continued Rodriguez.
On January 29, the United States imposed tariffs on imports from oil-supplying countries to Cuba and declared a state of emergency due to Cuba's alleged threat to US national security.
Havana says the United States uses an energy embargo to strangle the island's economy and worsen the living conditions of its people.
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, on May 3, stressed that the US military threat against Cuba had reached an unprecedented level.
He warned that any aggression against the island would be met with the Cuban people's determination to defend their sovereignty and independence.
In addition, the US Department of Justice on May 20 indicted former Cuban president Raul Castro and five Cuban military officers in connection with the shooting down of two planes in 1996 in connection with the Miami-based exile group, Brothers to the Rescue.
Havana called the allegations a political provocation and stressed that Cuba was acting in self-defense after repeated violations of the country's airspace by the group's aircraft.
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