Turkiye: "The blockade is the biggest obstacle to Cuba’s economic and social development"
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The history of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the US government on Cuba exceeds 60 years.
The final statement of the symposium entitled "The longest genocide in history: the blockade on Cuba" organized by the Association for Friendship with Cuba-Turkey "José Martí" in Istanbul, on 22 September 2024, is as follows:
The blockade is an imperialist attack tool that, according to official US documents, aims to make the Cuban people hungry. The purpose of the blockade is to eliminate the social support that supports the Cuban revolution and destroy it.
The blockade, which has so far cost more than $400 billion in total, is the greatest obstacle to the country’s economic and social development.
The 243 additional sanctions imposed during the Trump era, and especially the inclusions of Cuba in the spurious “list of countries sponsoring terrorism,” have greatly deepened the effects of the blockade.
The energy crisis caused by the blockade in the country has reached levels that threaten the healthy functioning of the Cuban economy and the daily life of the Cuban people.
The blockade is a severe blow to the country’s agricultural production and food imports, and efforts are being made to bring hunger to Cuban society.
Because of the problems caused by the blockade on public services such as education, health and transport, the Cuban people are being deprived of their right to a decent life.
The blockade is the most important factor preventing the Cuban people from developing their enormous potential in the fields of science, culture, art and sport.
The blockade is a genocide that has been condemned 31 times by resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly.
In addition, US imperialism is conducting smear campaigns about the "failure" of socialism in Cuba, distorting the reasons for the economic difficulties that have been aggravated as a result of the blockade imposed on Cuba and is trying to create political instability in the country, investing millions of dollars in media and social media campaigns based on lies and distortions. On the other hand, a strict censorship policy is implemented against the presence of Cuba and its friends in the media and social networks.
The purpose of the blockade and the accompanying media campaigns is to pave the way for a "humanitarian" military intervention in Cuba.
The blockade and accompanying media campaigns, which are aimed at destabilizing Cuba and paving the way for foreign intervention, are an attack on Cuba’s sovereign rights.
There is still a naval base in Guantánamo, illegally occupied by the United States, as a threat to the policy of intimidation by the blockade.
In this context, the Cuba-Turkey Friendship Association "José Martí", which organized the symposium,
Condemns as genocide the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on Cuba and demands its unconditional cessation.
Stresses that there is no legitimate basis for keeping Cuba on the spurious "list of countries sponsoring terrorism" and calls for the immediate removal of Cuba from this list.
Declares that it will oppose the media campaigns which censor and distort the Cuban reality; invites all sectors of society, especially communicators, to fight against these deliberate lies and defamations.
It categorically rejects the existence of the naval base at Guantánamo in illegally occupied territory of the United States in Cuba, as well as any attempt to destabilize that nation and intervene militarily.
Insists that the rights of the Cuban people to self-determination and sovereignty must be unconditionally respected.
Invites all intellectuals, especially academics, to discuss and disseminate more deeply the negative effects of the blockade, which is a genocide and affects the economy and social welfare of Cuba with a wider audience.
Take steps to plan new tools and campaigns to strengthen solidarity activities towards the lifting of the blockade against Cuba, both in the ideological struggle and on the material ground.
Invites all our people to increase their solidarity with the Cuban people.
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