U.S.: Democratic presidential aspirant supports end to US blockade on Cuba
Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar reiterated her support to the lifting of the economic, commercial and financial blockade of almost 60 years that the United States maintains today against Cuba.
In statements to Prensa Latina, the Minnesota legislator recalled that she has spearheaded the introduction of bills in the U.S. Congress to put an end to that policy, which she described as a failure.
I led the bill to lift the embargo (blockade) and I still believe that this is what we should do, more than 50 years of failed politics do not have to mean another 50 years of that same policy, expressed one of the contenders of the Democratic camp integrated by more than 20 presidential aspirants.
We must end the embargo while making sure we maintain our commitment to human rights,” added Klobuchar, who said she will never forget the trips she has made to the Caribbean island, where she said she has seen a people interested in working with the United States.
The senator also expressed her disagreement with the measures adopted against the Island by the administration of Republican President Donald Trump, which reversed the bilateral rapprochement initiated at the end of 2014 under Barack Obama (2009-2017).
The current occupant of the White House adopted a path of open hostility toward the Caribbean nation, which has resulted in a tightening of the blockade with moves such as the recent activation of Title III of the controversial Helms-Burton Act, and the announcement of more restrictions on travel and remittances.
Klobuchar, along with his colleagues Patrick Leahy (Democrat) and Mike Enzi (Republican), presented last February the bill for Freedom of Export to Cuba, aimed at lifting the aforementioned siege.
Instead of looking to the future, the policy of the United States and Cuba has been defined for too long by the conflicts of the past,’ the legislator said at the time.
Cuba is an island of 11 million inhabitants, only 90 miles from our border, added the senator, who considered that the end of the blockade will open the doors to a large export market, create jobs and support the U.S. and Cuban economies.
Klobuchar, along with other legislators, businessmen and representatives from various sectors, participated on Tuesday in a summit organized in Congress by the U.S.-Cuba Business Council of the Chamber of Commerce.
The meeting was seen as a sign that the U.S. continues to be interested in expanding ties with the neighboring country.
(Taken from PL in Spanish)
Written by Radio Grito de Baire
