PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA TO THE UNITED NATIONS 315 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10016 Tel: 212-689-7215 * Fax: 212-689-9073 PRESS RELEASE STATEMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA The Government of the Republic of Cuba has received with both pain and sadness the news on the violent and surprise attacks, carried out today in the morning against civilian and official facilities in New York and Washington cities, resulting in numerous victims. Cuba's stand against any terrorist action is known. It is not possible to forget that our country has been the target of such actions orchestrated from the very US territory for over 40 years. Both due to historical reasons and ethical principles, the government of our country strongly rejects and condemns the attacks against these facilities, and expresses its heartfelt condolences to the US people for the painful and unjustifiable loss of human lives, resulting from such attacks. At this bitter time, our people express its solidarity with the US people and its full willingness to cooperate, according to its humble possibilities, with the health or any other medical or humanitarian institution from the United States in assisting, providing care for or rehabilitating the victims of these events, which took place today in the morning. Havana, 11 September 2001 | |
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