On September 18, Prewsident Biden extended the U.S. embargo of Cuba for another year, saying it “was in the national interest” of the U.S.
Just six days earlier, Cuban “Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said at a press conference that, without this US policy, the island’s gross domestic product would have grown by 8%.” However, he did not note that “in almost ten years, donations from that country to the Island totaled 153,821,102 dollars.”
Nor did the Cuban government mention that in 2023 U.S. exports to Cuban authorities and private enterprises amounted to $342,607,027.
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Biden extends US embargo against Cuba for another year, Diario de Cuba (Sep. 19, 20240