Latin regional bloc condemns U.S. policy against Cuba

CARACAS, July 1 (Xinhua) -- The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) on Tuesday strongly condemned the U.S. policy to reinforce economic aggression and blockade against Cuba.

In a statement, the bloc denounced Washington's decision to reactivate and update Presidential Memorandum No.5 from the Trump administration, which strengthens the U.S. blockade against Cuba.

The decision signals intensified U.S. attempts to enforce regime change and disrupt Cuba's key sectors, including tourism, healthcare, migration, cultural and academic exchange, and access to technology, said the bloc.

The real intention of the U.S. government is to dominate Cuba and control its future, it said, reiterating its unwavering solidarity with the Cuban people and government in defending their sovereignty, freedom and self-determination.

The member states also reiterated their commitment to peace, security, diplomacy, non-interference and the right to self-determination, it added.

ALBA-TCP, comprising Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Nicaragua, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, and Venezuela, is an intergovernmental organization that aims for social, political and economic integration of Latin American and Caribbean countries. Enditem