The Latin American Federation of Journalists (FELAP) has called on the United States to immediately end the almost five-decade economic ban on Cuba.
The FELAP, comprised of 80,000 journalists from Latin America, made the remarks Friday in response to a call by Cuban writers and artists, posted on a website, to reject Washington's policy toward Havana.
The U.S. ban has caused economic losses worth more than 93 billion U.S. dollars, according to Cuban statistics.
A petition signed by more than 7,000 intellectuals from about 100 countries has said that the U.S. pretense of providing aid to Cuba for the damages caused by two powerful hurricanes is ridiculous, because the United States denies Cuba the possibility of acquiring the materials to rebuild the country.
At the end of August and the beginning of September, hurricanes Gustav and Ike caused losses worth 5 billion dollars to Cuba's housing, food, energy and communication sectors.
"We call on intellectuals and artists from all over the world to immediately demand the lifting of the criminal U.S. ban and to promote support and aid actions for Cuba," the petition said.
<i>Source: Xinhua</i>
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