Cuba slams US at United Nations for banning Castro family from entering America
- Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez tells the UN General Assembly that the action is ‘aimed at offending Cuba’s dignity’
Cuba slammed the United States at the United Nations Saturday for barring former president Raul Castro and his family from entering the country.
Washington announced travel sanctions on Thursday that made Castro – brother of late revolutionary leader Fidel Castro – and his relatives ineligible for travel to America.
“This is an action that is void of any practical effect, aimed at offending Cuba’s dignity and the feelings of our people,” Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez told the UN General Assembly.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the order had been passed due to 88-year-old Raul Castro’s support for Venezuela’s leftist leader Nicolas Maduro, who presides over a crumbling economy.
He accused Castro of violations of human rights in his continued role as first secretary of Cuba’s ruling Communist Party.