Communist Party of India (Marxist) - Cuban Five https://elections2014.cpim.org/tags/cuban-five en Victory for Cuba https://elections2014.cpim.org/content/victory-cuba <div class="field field-name-field-social field-type-addthis field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style " addthis:title="Victory for Cuba - Communist Party of India (Marxist)" addthis:url="https://elections2014.cpim.org/content/victory-cuba"><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=300" class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a> <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=300" class="addthis_button_google_plusone" g:plusone:size="standard"></a> <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=300" class="addthis_button_facebook"></a> <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=300" class="addthis_button_twitter"></a> <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=300" class="addthis_button_email"></a> <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=300" class="addthis_button_"></a> </div> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://elections2014.cpim.org/sites/default/files/cuban%205.jpg" width="276" height="183" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-date field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2014-12-18T00:00:00+05:30">Thursday, December 18, 2014</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><div>The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement:</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) welcomes the agreement between the governments of Cuba and the United States to take steps to normalize relations between the two countries. The release of the three remaining “Cuban Five” who were jailed in the US on false charges of espionage and the decision to renew diplomatic relations are a victory for the Cuban people and government who have faced more than five decades of efforts by the United States to isolate it.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The United States has been enforcing an economic blockade on Cuba which needs to be reversed. This is a policy which has no support whatsoever from the international community. The US Congress has to repeal the law in this regard but President Obama can take steps to relax the measures.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The CPI(M) along with progressive and democratic forces in India congratulate the Cuban government and people for this important breakthrough.</div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/cuba" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Cuba</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/usa" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">USA</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/economic-blockade" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Economic Blockade</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/cuban-five" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Cuban Five</a></div></div></div> Thu, 18 Dec 2014 07:25:39 +0000 murali 3837 at https://elections2014.cpim.org https://elections2014.cpim.org/content/victory-cuba#comments