Cuba has rejected the current deployment of United States military forces in the Caribbean Sea.

Cuba equally called for the lifting of the blockade imposed on it. Hon. Fernando Gonzalez Llort, Member of the National Assembly of the People’s Power of Cuba (ANPP) and President of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with Peoples (ICAP), and Hero of the Republic of Cuba made the call in Abuja. Gonzalez Llort led a delegation of members of the institute to Nigeria on the occasion of the centenary celebration of Cuba Revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro in Abuja. He said the deployment is a violation of the sovereignty and self-determination of the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean.

He said: “We strongly reject the current deployment of US military forces in the Caribbean Sea. This dangerous act represents a serious threat and an aggressive show of force that violates the sovereignty and self-determination of the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean. “It also ignores the commitment of the 33 member countries of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States to proclaim the region as a Zone of Peace.”

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On the economic blockade, the parliamentarian said: “It is essential to continue demanding the total, unconditional, and immediate lifting of the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States Government against Cuba.”

He also called for the removal of Cuba from the list of terrorist sponsors.

“Likewise, we must renew efforts to achieve the removal of Cuba from the list of nations falsely accused of sponsoring terrorism.

“Today, as we remember Fidel, let us renew our commitment to his principles. May Africa, Latin America, and all just peoples of the world continue raising their banners of struggle, because a better world is possible.”