The Caribbean Community (Caricom) on Monday demanded an end to the U.S. embargo against Cuba at a Cuba-Caricom summit in the eastern Cuban city of Santiago de Cuba.
Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer, who is also the temporary president of Caricom, called the embargo a relic from the past and said there is "overwhelming international rejection" to the policy.
Spencer said he hoped the new U.S. government would end the embargo.
Caricom follows the United Nation Charter on respecting people's right to self-determination with no interference in other countries' internal affairs, he added.
The prime minister also praised the efforts of the Cuban government and its people for their efforts in rebuilding after three hurricanes struck the island country in recent months.
The third Cuba-Caricom summit opened Monday to expand cooperation between countries in the region.
Cuban Leader Raul Castro, Spencer and Caricom General Secretary Edwin Spencer participated in the meeting.
Source:Xinhua
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