56385196 Cuba has estimated the losses from the U.S. blockade of a trillion dollars
American economic embargo against Cuba has cost island nation of almost a trillion dollars. It is reported by Agence France-Presse, with reference to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla (Bruno Rodriguez Parilla), issued on 26 September in the framework of the UN General Assembly. According to Rodriguez, a perennial embargo with Cuba by the United States was worth 975 billion dollars. Moreover, as the minister said, in recent years Washington has increased the pressure on the government "Islands of freedom ". In this regard, Foreign Minister of Cuba took the initiative to return to peace talks with the U.S. side. "The Cuban government has once again expresses its readiness and commitment to move toward normalizing relations with the United States ", – said Rodriguez. He proposed to initiate cooperation in the humanitarian sphere, as well as in the fight against international crime – drug trafficking, terrorism and kidnapping. Rodriguez noted that Cuba is willing to start negotiations immediately, despite the fact that flares up in the U.S. presidential race, and economic situation in this case much worse. The minister also criticized the United States and NATO in Libya, noting that they can trigger "panic and carnage " in Latin America and the Caribbean, governments are in opposition to the U.S.. It clarifies the CubaHeadlines, a proposal supported by other participants Rodriguez Assembly – Representatives from Bolivia, Guatemala, Paraguay, El Salvador and other countries in the region. Embargo against Cuba was introduced by Washington in 1960 – after a power on the island came Fidel Castro. As part of the U.S. embargo blocked virtually all trade and tourist relations with Havana.
