Britain is concerned about new attempts by the United States to require foreign companies to abide by U.S. sanctions on Cuba, which have been rejected by the UK and other European countries, Reuters reported.
Britain concerned about US decision on Cuba
STEPANAKERT, APRIL 19, ARTSAKHPRESS: “The extraterritorial application of ... sanctions, which we consider to be illegal under international law, threaten to harm UK and EU companies doing legitimate business in Cuba by exposing them to liability in U.S. courts,” Britain’s foreign office said in a statement on Thursday.
“We will work alongside the EU to protect the interests of our companies,” the statement added.
Earlier, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that the US from May 2 will not extend the moratorium on the law, which allows to file claims against Cuba and foreign companies on property seized from US after the revolution on the island;
The reason for the introduction of new sanctions were accusations against the Cuban authorities in violation of human rights, as well as due to the support of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whom the US considers illegitimate.
Over the past 23 years, each president has suspended the implementation of the Third Article of the Law due to opposition from the international community and fears that this may lead to chaos in the US judicial system due to the flow of lawsuits.
