The Cuban Foreign Ministry today rejected the latest statements by the United States Government on alleged human trafficking on the island, an element they use to argue the blockade against the Caribbean nation.
Through his Twitter account, the head of Foreign Relations, Bruno Rodríguez, assured that Washington’s arguments on aid, human trafficking, terrorism and human rights have no link with Cuba’s performance.
“The US tries to justify with lies the measures of abuse and aggression against the Cuban population,” he added on the social network.
Washington announced on Tuesday that it will not provide non-humanitarian or non-trade-related assistance during fiscal year 2022 and will vote against international loans in those areas to Cuba and Nicaragua, among other countries, for not doing enough to combat trafficking. persons.
“In reality, Cuba has not received any help from the US for a long time. What he receives is a criminal and ruthless economic war, “wrote the director general of the United States of the Antillean Foreign Ministry, Carlos Fernández de Cossío on Twitter.
In the official’s opinion, “the curious thing is that it hides itself in attacking medical cooperation, for which Cuba enjoys the recognition of anyone who has a minimum of shame.”
A report recently published by the island reveals that Cuba reinforced the prevention and confrontation of human trafficking and related crimes, despite the effects of Covid-19.
According to the document, the country insisted on its zero tolerance policy in the face of this scourge and as part of prevention, the institutions held training to increase the perception of risk.
These and other actions are described in the report entitled National Action Plan for the prevention and confrontation of human trafficking and the protection of victims (2017-2020), published on the official Cubaminrex website.
