Havana, Cuba.- In Twitter, the official condemned the State Department's measure against Cuban companies arbitrarily sanctioned by the current White House administration, which he described as an unacceptable threat to the world.

The State Department decision is a hostile and irresponsible action intended to tighten blockade and suffocate Cuban economy. This measure has met with opposition in the world, even within the #US, whose business community is against the blockade & in favor of trading with #Cuba.

— Bruno Rodríguez P (@BrunoRguezP) March 5, 2019

Starting on March 19, there is the possibility of filing lawsuits in U.S. courts against dozens of Cuban companies included in a unilateral list of the State Department, for alleged links with defense and national security, this suspension will then be lifted and application permitted.

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The Helms-Burton Act, Title III, in effect since 1996, allows any U.S. citizen or corporation to file lawsuits in U.S. courts to claim compensation for nationalized property following the triumph of the January 1, 1959 Revolution.

#Cuba ensures economic partners and foreign companies operating in #Cuba full guarantees for foreign investments and joint projects. They'll be supported by Cuban laws, International Law and the laws of their respective countries.

— Bruno Rodríguez P (@BrunoRguezP) March 5, 2019

The presidents of the United States had consecutively suspended its application for six months, but last January, Donald Trump announced that he would do so for only 45 days from February 1, a position denounced in the largest of the Antilles as blackmail and part of the effort to tighten the economic, commercial and financial blockade. (PL)

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