Foreign Minister expressed gratitude to the countries of ALBA for subscribing to sanctions against Russia

Russia is grateful to the countries integration Association Latin America, the Bolivarian Commonwealth of Nations in the Americas (ALBA) - because they spoke out against anti-punishment, said Deputy Director of the Latin American Department of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Alexander Khokholkov.
According to policy, the Russian Federation and the state ALBA " productively interact in the Council of the United Nations for human rights and UNESCO." Appreciate the support of our approaches to the Syrian and Ukrainian subjects, which had Cuba and Venezuela at these sites, " he added Khokholkov, quoted by TASS." We Express appreciation for the fact that, despite pressure from the US and the EU in connection with the situation in Ukraine, the CIS Countries have not joined the anti-Russian sanctions, " He said.- Special thanks to States that voted in March 2014 against the decision of the UN General Assembly about the territorial integrity of Ukraine, Bolivia, Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua. For its part, the Ambassador of Cuba in the Russian capital Emilio Lozada Garcia said that in the face of ALBA " Russia can count on this friend, sincere brother. " " state ALBA rigidly oppose unjust immoral punishment, imposed on Russia by the USA and Western countries ", - noted the diplomat. ALBA - trade and economic Alliance of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. It was created in 2004 on the initiative of former President Hugo Chavez and the head of the Cuban revolution of Fidel Castro. The main goal of the Commonwealth is in the development of regional integration taking into account the real possibilities of national economies. The organization consists of nine States in the region, and among them Bolivia, Venezuela, Cuba, Ecuador and Nicaragua. Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. The EU and the US on the background of the progress of the Minsk agreements between Kiev and militias Donbass about stopping the fire entered against Russia penalties against financial, oil and defense industries. In response to this since August 7, Russia imposed a complete ban on the export of beef, pork, fruits, poultry, cheese and milk from non-EU States, the USA, Australia, Canada and Norway, which introduced sanctions against Russia. The Rosselkhoznadzor said that exporters from the EU, losing access to the market of the Russian Federation, have the possibility to recover it once the restrictive measures will be removed.


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