“New Zealand prides itself on being in the forefront of
countries supporting the international rule of law and not
the international rule of might ”, said former Associate
Foreign Minister in the Helen Clark government ,the Hon Matt
Robson.
“To uphold this principled position Foreign
Minister, the Hon Winston Peters, must strongly condemn the
US action of placing Cuba on its “List of Non-Cooperative
Terrorism countries “.
“This illegal act is a
further breach of international law alongside the
ever-tightening unilateral sanctions on Cuba, in place since
1960, which have been condemned as illegal by an
overwhelming vote in the UN General Assembly, including that
of New Zealand vote” said the Hon Matt
Robson.
“Cuba is recognised by the UN for its
commitment to anti-terrorism measures. The irony is that it
has been the United States that has supported terrorism
against Cuba from the attempted assassination of its
leaders, military invasions ,economic sabotage to the
bombing of a Cuban airliner and protection in the US of the
culprits.”
“Cuba is renowned not for terrorism but
for sending medical professionals to the poorest countries
of the world since 1960, training doctors in Cuba from those
countries, including many from Pacific nations, and during
Covid providing specialist health personnel, including to
developed Italy , to world acclaim”.
“The Hon
Winston Peters should place New Zealand on the side of the
vast majority of countries supporting international law and
condemn the United States for its illegal persecution of a
developing
country.”
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