Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba condemn US blockades

Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba on Wednesday denounced the “arbitrary” blockades, sanctions and "illegal" measures imposed on them by the US.

Representatives of the three countries made the remarks at the 39th session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

They also denounced the tightening of sanctions in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, which hindered efforts to "save lives.”

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Carlos Farias condemned what he called the "terrible consequences generated by unilateral coercive measures against our countries."

He criticized the "disastrous unilateral coercive measures" against his country during the pandemic, which prevented the purchase of necessary medical supplies.