As explained to Prensa Latina by Dr. Manuel Pardo, head of the chapter of the western province of Chiriqui, on February 16 and 17, representatives from all over the country will meet at the Franciscan Seminary in the city of Boquete to express their support to this noble cause against Washington’s hostile policy.

Last November, as it does every year, the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to demand that the United States put an end to its brutal economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba.

The Resolution, passed with 187 votes in favor, two against and Ukraine abstaining, reaffirmed the sovereign equality of all states, non-intervention and non-interference in their internal affairs, and freedom of trade and navigation, and called on states to refrain from resorting to such measures, according to the text presented by Havana.

It also condemned the extraterritorial application with which Washington violates the sovereignty, not only of the countries it illegally punishes but also of all those (including individuals and companies) wishing to establish commercial relations with the sanctioned nations.

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