The U.S. sanctions that prevent Cuba from fighting effectively against the new coronavirus are inhumane and immoral, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnilateral sanctions are illegitimate in themselves, and sanctions that reduce the ability to counter a pandemic in the current situation, and which were adopted without passing through the UN Security Council, are absolutely immoral and inhumane,\u201d said Lavrov.<\/p>\n
He recalled that the United States does not allow Cubans to buy medical equipment, using its position in the market for these goods and the role of the dollar in banking operations.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe United States, to my great regret, launched a campaign to discredit Cuban doctors who work in dozens of countries around the world, providing solutions to the most difficult health problems; this behavior is not worthy of a great country,\u201d stressed the foreign minister.<\/p>\n
He added that \u201cnow, under the conditions of a pandemic, Cubans, showing their best national qualities, work in almost 60 countries, including Europe, particularly Italy, solving very important problems.\u201d<\/p>\n
The day before, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodr\u00edguez Parrilla announced in a tweet that he had spoken by telephone with his Russian counterpart about forms of cooperation in the fight against the coronavirus.<\/p>\n
\nSostuve conversaci\u00f3n telef\u00f3nica con el Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de la Federaci\u00f3n de Rusia, Serguei Lavrov. Abordamos cuestiones bilaterales y de la agenda internacional, incluida las estrategias de ambos pa\u00edses y la cooperaci\u00f3n en el enfrentamiento a la pandemia #COVID19<\/a><\/p>\n
— Bruno Rodr\u00edguez P (@BrunoRguezP) April 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n