Friendship Group of The Gambia-Cuba Parliamentary has called on the United States to lift the blockade that imposed on the largest of the Antilles for six decades.
The legislators of this West African nation expressed that the economic, commercial and financial siege of Washington prevents the Caribbean Island from developing, and helping other countries of the world much more, and in particular those of this continent.
The President of the Friendship Group, Ousman Sillah, Vice President Abdoulie Ceesay, as well as members Assan Touray, Baba Galleh, and Secretary Isatou Sonko, resolved into the demand after meeting Ambassador Rubén G. Abelenda at the headquarters of the diplomatic legation Cuban in the Gambia last Friday.
In the cordial meeting, the assembly members agreed that the oldest Antillean archipelago would surely be a developed country if it were not blocked by the United States.
They also agreed that Cuba, which stands out for its demonstrated great international solidarity, could support the peoples of this world more if it’s northern neighbor definitively reverts its policy of encirclement of the island.
The members of the National Assembly took the opportunity to reiterate, on behalf of all their compatriots, their gratitude to the Cuban Medical Brigade (BMC), which for more than 20 years has been curing and saving lives throughout the Gambian geography, including the most distant and difficult access places.
Likewise, they advocated expanding bilateral cooperation in other spheres such as sports, and strengthening ties between the parliaments of both nations, twinned by blood, historical and cultural ties.
Ambassador Abelenda thanked the National Assembly, the authorities and the Gambian people for their solidarity with Cuba’s fight against the blockade.
Also present at the meeting was the head of the BMC, Dr. Anaris Martha Odio.