Kathmandu, 27 July: CPN Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who rubbed the US the wrong way by denouncing what he called US intervention in Venezuela earlier in the year, has now called the US embargo on Cuba is against the universal norms and values of human rights, reports news portal Setopati.
Dahal did not mention America by name but spent a good part of his inaugural speech in the Ninth Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Solidarity with Cuba in Kathmandu on Friday criticizing the US sanctions against Cuba.
“The sanction against Cuba is against the universal norms and values of human rights,” Dahal opined. “The cost that Cuba has been bearing due to trade embargo has gone over 130 billion dollars in the past six decades.”
“Despite decades of sanctions, blockades and other restrictions, Cuba has demonstrated to the world that unjust behavior cannot kill the conscience of the peace and freedom loving people. The embargo against Cuba has not weakened Cuban people’s patience, nationalist vision and defense of sovereignty,” Dahal said.
According to the news report, Prachand slammed the US embargo and demanded that it be lifted. “It has been almost 26 years that the international community has rejected the sanctions against Cuba. Yet, despite strong global call, it is continuing. The voice of the international community must be heard,” he stressed. “Our solidarity goes to the people and leaders of Cuba in their efforts to defend national sovereignty.”
Political analysts term Prachand’s comments critical as it has raised ripples into pro-Americans globally.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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