In a statement, the group denounced the intensification of the blockade during the Donald Trump administration, noting that its effects hinder the supply of fuel, medicine, and food—a situation they described as “a true silent genocide against the Cuban people.”

“With this vote, the administration of Abelardo de la Espriella aligns our country with a small group that, in our view, shows contempt for international law and favors the use of force, sanctions, and unilateral measures against Cuba,” the political organization stated.

They further characterized this as yet another example of the “subordination of Colombian foreign policy to the interests of the United States, to the detriment of our sovereignty, the self-determination of nations, and Colombia’s historic tradition of solidarity with Latin America and the Caribbean.”

Senator Alejandro Ocampo described the administration’s stance as “shameful,” asserting that the government of Abelardo de la Espriella has turned its back on a people who have suffered for more than six decades.

Representative Yeisson Cajamarca, while expressing his solidarity with the Cuban people in the face of these unilateral coercive measures, recalled that the island nation had supported his own country in its pursuit of peace.

Meanwhile, Pacto Histórico co-chair Gloria Florez highlighted the overwhelming condemnation of the U.S. blockade against Cuba within the UN General Assembly.

Cuba received broad support from the international community in its struggle against the blockade imposed by the United States—a blockade that was intensified to unprecedented levels during the Donald Trump administration.

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