London: The Solidarity with Cuba Campaign (CSC) in the United Kingdom warned that the activation of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act represents a very serious intensification of the blockade of the United States (US) against the Caribbean island, Prensa Latina reports.

It is a very dangerous step in the aggressive policy of Washington, because it seeks to discourage companies from other countries, who want to invest in the Antillean country, the director of the CSC, Rob Miller said.

According to the director of the organization, the only objective of the United States with this new escalation of sanctions is to damage the Cuban economy, and cause the greatest possible suffering to the population.

By virtue of the decision adopted by President Donald Trump, since May 2, US citizens can file lawsuits against Cuban and foreign companies that have invested in properties nationalized in Cuba after the triumph of the 1959 Revolution.

Until that moment, and since the adoption of the Helms-Burton Act in 1996, all US leaders, including Trump, had suspended the application of the aforementioned title.

In this regard, Miller welcomed a recent statement by the government of Prime Minister Theresa May where the extraterritorial nature of the measure is denounced, and exhorted her to fulfill her promise of protecting British companies and businessmen who invest in Cuba.

In Miller's opinion, the implementation of Title III of the Helms-Burton Law not only violates Cuban sovereignty, but is a matter that concerns the sovereignty of the United Kingdom.

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