Statement of the Friendship Committee Suriname – Cuba on the General Assembly of the United Nations on October 30, 2007 regarding the immediate ending of the economic blockade against Cuba by the United States of America. Statement Almost fifty years ago the government of the United States of America established an economic blockade against Cuba, aimed at weakening the economy, causing hunger, misery and hopelessness among the Cuban people in order to bring about dissatisfaction and resistance to the Cuban Revolution and its leaders. Now after 50 long years and 15 resolutions, the world for the 16th time is to vote on this matter in the United Nations. Even though in all the preceding resolutions and especially in the 15th , adopted on November 8, 2006, an overwhelming majority of the world community has insisted on ending the blockade, the USA under the leadership of President G.W.Bush jr. have intensified and exacerbated the blockade. Between November 2006 and now there are many examples of sanctions and measures aimed at bringing the heroic Cuban people and their leaders to their knees. The Friendship Committee Suriname-Cuba hereby calls upon the government and the people of Suriname and all the peoples of the world to not only strongly condemn this economic war and all of its manifestations, but also to force the USA as of now to end all measures that go against the sovereignty and the right to self-determination of the Cuban people; this subject to sanctions to be imposed by the United Nations against the USA. Paramaribo, October 17, 2007 Nadia Raveles |