Radio Cadena Agramonte emisiora de Camagüey
Havana, March 12. - The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez, recalled today the signing by the United States Government, 29 years ago, of the Helms-Burton Law, with the declared objective of overthrowing the Revolution.
On his profile on the social network X, the Cuban foreign minister stated that nothing similar exists in the world and described the measure as a flagrant violation of the norms governing international trade and the most basic rights of peoples.
The Helms-Burton Act, signed in 1996 by then-US President William Clinton, contemplates the internationalization of the blockade; the denial of credits and financial aid to countries and organizations that favor or promote cooperation with Cuba; hindering foreign investment on the island.
Its promulgation eliminated the unilateral possibility of lifting the siege on the island and established that it will remain in force until what Washington calls a transitional government certified by the White House exists in Cuba.
Sections three and four of the Helms-Burton Law remained inactive until 2019, when President Donald Trump authorized their implementation, aiming to prevent the normalization of relations between Cuba and the United States.
According to specialists, the Helms-Burton Law, along with the Torricelli Act (signed in 1992), constitutes a huge obstacle to bilateral relations and a violation of the principles of sovereign equality and non-intervention in the internal affairs of a State, contemplated by International Law. (Text and photo: PL)
