Retired former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson is calling for African and European nations that have benefited from Cuba’s decades of international solidarity to now stand in support of the Caribbean island as it confronts a deepening fuel crisis.
Patterson argued that countries which received Cuban assistance during struggles for liberation and educational advancement have a moral obligation to speak out as Cuba faces what has been described as ‘fuel starvation’ and threats against nations offering assistance.
The former Jamaican leader is among 10 retired Caribbean heads of government who recently expressed dismay at Cuba’s worsening situation, which comes along with 67 years of economic embargo.
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