Cuba denounces
difficulty in making payments to organizations in
Switzerland due to the blockade
GENEVA,
October 20. — Rodolfo Reyes, the Cuban ambassador in
Geneva, denounced at a press conference here today
the difficulties that his country faces in complying
with its contributions to international agencies in
Switzerland due to the U.S. economic, commercial,
and financial blockade, PL reported.
The diplomat explained that the majority of these
international agencies have their accounts open to
receive contributions to their budgets in the UBS
Bank. However, the United States fined the Swiss
bank a total of $100 million, applying its coercive
policy against Cuba, he stated.
Cuba was prevented from continuing its
international financial transactions with UBS and
now must complete its transactions through third
party banks, increasing the cost of operations due
to banking services, he added.
The island’s representative to the United Nations
and other international organizations based in
Geneva emphasized that the current U.S. government
continues to apply its economic, financial, and
commercial siege with the utmost severity.
Translation by Granma International
