A statement issued by the Foreign Ministry once again expressed opposition to external blockades and unilateral coercive measures, arguing that they undermine international law and harm the civilian population.
Such measures obstruct the socioeconomic development of the affected countries and contradict the principles of the United Nations Charter, such as sovereign equality, freedom of trade, and international navigation.
The document has received widespread coverage in local media.
The statement notes that the Laos People’s Democratic Republic reaffirms its support for the resolutions adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) over the years and demands the lifting of the economic, commercial, and financial blockade against Cuba, as well as the immediate cessation of all unilateral coercive measures.
The Cuban Embassy in this nation, in turn, organized a meeting attended by representatives of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP), the Government, the Laos-Cuba Friendship Association, several institutions, and media outlets, to update participants on the situation in Cuba and the Latin American region.
Cuban Ambassador to this nation, Enna Viant, alerted those present to the scope of the executive order issued by Trump late January and the consequences of the energy blockade, an act that promotes genocide and the deliberate suffocation of the civilian population.
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