Cuban Foreign Minister Rodriguez said in Havana on September 17, that the U.S. blockade of Cuba over more than 60 years has caused Cuba a cumulative loss of more than $176 billion, which is a major barrier to Cuba's economic recovery, growth and development.

Rodriguez said at a press conference that day that from March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025 alone, the economic losses caused by the U.S. blockade to Cuba reached US $7.556 billion.

He noted that the U.S. recently imposed a series of the most severe blockades on Cuba, including re-listing Cuba on the ¡°terrorist-supporting country¡± list, re-allowing the implementation of Article 3 of the Helms-Burton Law, previously frozen by the Biden administration, and signing a memorandum on June 30 by U.S. President Donald Trump to resume and strengthen his first term of tough policy against Cuba.

Rodriguez stressed that while the U.S. blockade has brought great pain to Cuba, it will not give up its constitution, revolution and socialism.The Cuban people have demonstrated strong resilience, creativity and determination.He said the United Nations General Assembly will consider the draft resolution on October 28-29, ¡°The U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade on Cuba must be ended¡± and is expected to receive almost unanimous international support.

In 1962, the United States imposed an economic, financial and trade embargo on Cuba.In January 2021, the United States included Cuba on the list of "supportive countries to terrorism."From 1992, the United Nations General Assembly voted annually on draft resolutions calling for the lifting of the blockade by the United States, with overwhelming international support for years.