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Biden's presidency should be an opportunity to end illegal blockade of Cuba, diplomat says
Cuban ambassador to the United States Jose Ramon Cabanas spoke to an online rally by the Cuba Solidarity Campaign
A classroom in in Havana, Cuba

A NEW US presidency should be an opportunity to reverse the damage of the Donald Trump years and renew pressure to end the illegal blockade, a Cuba Solidarity Campaign (CSC) online rally heard on Monday night.

Cuban ambassador to the United States Jose Ramon Cabanas said the impact of the crippling blockade had been even more severe amid a global pandemic.

The Trump administration had passed 225 measures against Cuba in a bid to force “Cuba on our knees,” Mr Cabanas said, describing its bid to block off all Cuban imports and the sanctioning of banks, including British banks, for daring to conduct transactions with the island.

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