[NYTr] US Blockade on Cuba Denounced in Russia Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 04:44:52 -0500 (CDT) Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit Prensa Latina, Havana http://www.plenglish.com US Blockade on Cuba Denounced in Russia Moscow, Oct 1 (Prensa Latina) The more than 45-year economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on Cuba by the United States government has caused losses of more than 89 billion dollars, Cuban expert Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart said on Monday. Castro Diaz-Balart, a scientific supervisor of the Cuban State Council, is the head of the Cuban delegation to the second World Forum for Graduates from Russian Universities and spoke at today's plenary during the inauguration of the event, which will close October 3. "This criminal action, against which 183 countries voted in the United Nations, is today trying to increase hunger and hardship for 11 million Cubans," he denounced. The scientist emphasized Cuba's peaceful nature and its opposition to terrorism in any of its manifestations. For fighting against terrorist actions, five Cuban men have been confined in US prisons over nine years, he said. "The Cuban culture and identity are in constant interaction with the best contributions from other peoples of the world, we support civilized dialogue, tolerance and respect for international law," he added. ef ccs tac jpm * ================================================================= NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us Our main website: http://www.blythe.org List Archives: http://blythe-systems.com/pipermail/nytr/ Subscribe: http://blythe-systems.com/mailman/listinfo/nytr =================================================================