Gonsalves urged the U.S. government to “listen and act” to resolve the “fractured relationship” with Cuba.

The Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, called on the United States today to heed the international community and end the economic and commercial blockade against Cuba.

For 50 years, Cuba and São Tomé and Príncipe have maintained excellent bilateral relations.

At the Palace of the Revolution, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, welcomed Her Excellency Celmira de Almeida do Sacramento dos Santos Lourenco, President of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe.