{"id":351261,"date":"2025-10-29T17:26:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T21:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=351261"},"modified":"2025-10-29T17:26:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T21:26:42","slug":"statement-dominica-cuba-friendship-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/statement-dominica-cuba-friendship-association\/","title":{"rendered":"STATEMENT: Dominica-Cuba Friendship Association"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-351262\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-cytonn-955395-642x429.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The people of the Commonwealth of Dominica stand in unwavering solidarity with the people of the Republic of Cuba. We recognize the immense resilience, courage, and dignity with which the Cuban people have faced over six decades of economic, commercial, and financial blockade.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This unjust and unilateral measure continues to inflict significant hardship on ordinary Cuban citizens restricting access to vital resources, hindering national development, and limiting Cuba\u2019s ability to fully engage with the global community. Despite these challenges, Cuba has remained a beacon of humanitarianism, extending its medical, educational, and technical assistance to nations across the world, including our own Caribbean region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We affirm that the blockade violates the principles of international law, human rights, and the Charter of the United Nations. It is a relic of an era that no longer serves the interests of peace, cooperation, or mutual respect among nations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We therefore join our Caribbean brothers and sisters, along with the global community, in calling unequivocally for the immediate and unconditional lifting of the blockade against Cuba.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We express deep appreciation for Cuba\u2019s longstanding friendship, solidarity, and contribution to the social and economic development of Dominica and the wider Caribbean. In this spirit of mutual respect and fraternity, we reaffirm our commitment to continue strengthening the bonds between our peoples.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let justice, humanity, and solidarity prevail!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roseau, october 29, 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The people of the Commonwealth of Dominica stand in unwavering solidarity with the people of the Republic of Cuba. 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