The Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez, today denounced the US government’s measure preventing the attendance of the Cuban women’s volleyball team at the Final Four NORCECA tournament.

Havana, Cuba.- “The denial of visas for the Puerto Rico tournament is part of the racist and xenophobic list of visa restrictions prepared by the Secretary of State,” said the foreign minister on social network X.

“It seeks to prevent the development of Cuban sport, which it already limits with a renewed blockade,” he concluded.

A note issued this Thursday by the Cuban Volleyball Federation (FCV) reported that the team would be unable to attend the NORCECA Final Four, scheduled for July 16-21, due to the denial of visas.

The FCV explains that this procedure, contrary to the commitments inherent in the responsibility assumed by countries hosting international sporting events, impedes Cuba's presence in a contest included in the classification route to the Central American and Caribbean Games and eligible for the rankings of North America and the world. (PL)