Cuba Expresses Solidarity with Venezuela and Condemns New US Sanctions

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, 2 Dec 2024

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Cuba’s position, which has historically maintained a close relationship with Venezuela, underlines its commitment to defending Venezuelan sovereignty in the face of what it calls external aggression 28 Nov 2024. Photo: @BrunoRguezP

This statement comes against a background of growing tension between Venezuela and the United States, where sanctions have been seen as an attempt to destabilize the Maduro government.

28 Nov 2024 – In a clear act of support for the Venezuelan government, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla condemned the recent sanctions imposed by the US government against Venezuelan public officials.

Through a Twitter message, Rodriguez said: “We reject the new unilateral coercive measures imposed by the US government against public officials of #Venezuela. We reiterate the support and solidarity of #Cuba with the Bolivarian and Chavista Revolution, led by President Nicolás Maduro”.

This statement comes against a background of growing tension between Venezuela and the United States, where sanctions have been seen as an attempt to destabilize the Maduro government.

Cuba’s position, which has historically maintained a close relationship with Venezuela, underlines its commitment to defending Venezuelan sovereignty in the face of what it calls external aggression.

On the Telegram channel of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yvan Gil, the Bolivarian government thanked Cuba for its firm position.

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