The Hartford Initiative joins calls from other American cities, such as Boston, Massachusetts
The document was handed over to the Permanent Representative of Havana to the United Nations, Pedro Luis Pedroso. (Photo: PL)
Cuban diplomats before the United Nations have received from the US city council of Hartford, the capital of Connecticut, a copy of the resolution demanding an end to the blockade on the island, an activist said Monday.
According to Jose Oro, board member of the Global Anti-Shipping Movement (NEMO), the document calls on President Joe Biden to end the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by Washington on Cuba and normalize relations between the two countries.
The document was handed over to the Permanent Representative of Havana to the United Nations, Pedro Luis Pedroso, Ambassador Yuri Gala, Adviser to the Minister Roberto Hernandez, and Second Secretary Ernesto Sierra, Oro noted on his Facebook account.
Last weekend, representatives of the Caribbean nation made a trip to Connecticut to exchange with residents about the reality of the island and to strengthen bilateral relations.
His program included tours of the communities of Hamden, Hartford, Middletown, Willemantec, and New Haven, as well as meetings with officials, legislators, mayors, union leaders, representatives of more than 20 organizations, scholars, academics, and other sectors of society.
The Cuban delegation took the opportunity to thank the cities of Hartford and New Haven and their elected officials for agreeing to resolutions calling on the government of the North American country to end the blockade, which is a violation of human rights and a major impediment to development. The island.
Likewise, they expressed their gratitude to activists in solidarity with Havana and called for exchange projects in areas such as education, culture and sports.
The Global Anti-Sieger Movement organized Connecticut General Assembly member Edwin Vargas to extend an invitation to members of the Cuban Mission to the United Nations to visit the state and exchange goodwill with the people.
The Connecticut metropolitan city council passed the resolution last July, which NEMO saw as a very important step toward ending a hostile policy that has negatively affected both cities for more than six decades.
The Hartford Initiative joins calls from other American cities, such as Boston, Massachusetts, which are also calling for the lifting of restrictions on trade and travel between the two countries.
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