ويشكل الحصار الذي تفرضه الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية من جانب واحد على كوبا والذي يتجاوز حدودها الإقليمية انتهاكا صارخا لسيادة كوبا يخرق مبادئ ومعايير القانون الدولي وميثاق الأمم المتحدة، وبالتالي فإنه يبعث على القلق والاستنكار من جانب الأمم المتحدة والمجتمع الدولي.
• The company Matco, an importer of construction materials, is obliged because of the embargo to conduct more than 80 per cent of its business in Europe and Asia, which causes delays in its operations and impacts on all the domestic economic activities that depend on these materials. The time between the start of the import management process and the arrival of the products in Cuba is lengthened considerably. At the moment, the average time taken is 11 months, but it could be reduced to five months if Cuba were able to operate in the United States market.