Bolivian, Cuban Parliamentarians Reject U.S. Embargo against Cuba

CRI China

2010-11-10 11:17:10 Xinhua Web Editor: Han Yueling

Visiting Bolivian parliamentarians and their Cuban peers Tuesday rejected the U.S. economic embargo against Cuba.

In a joint statement after the Fourth Bolivia-Cuba Interparliamentary Meeting, the Bolivian delegation also demanded the release of five Cubans imprisoned in the United States under espionage charges.

The parliamentarians of both countries stressed the "brotherhood that characterized the meeting and the mutual commitment of their parliaments to continue these meetings and work on the monitoring and enforcement of their agreements."

The lawmakers condemned the U.S. interventionist policy in the region and underscored the importance of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro's warning about the danger of a possible nuclear war.

Castro issued a video message last month, repeating his warning about the threat of a possible nuclear war, which, he said, would derive from a U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran.

The parliamentarians also stressed the importance of education, culture and sports, while expressing their willingness to boost exchanges between the two countries in these fields.

Cuba and Bolivia also enjoy close cooperation in the fields of economy, education, politics and military affairs.

Washington imposed a trade embargo on Cuba in the early 1960s after the two countries severed diplomatic ties. The Cuban government estimates that the embargo has caused economic losses to Cuba exceeding 750 billion U.S. dollars.