Seattle, USA - A proclamation calling for an end to the U.S. blockade on Cuba was presented today on the King County Council in Seattle by two members of that northwestern authority.

The statement, promoted by councilman Larry Gosset and supported by his peer Jeanne Kohl-Wells, coincided in time with the visit to this city of the first secretary of the Cuban embassy in the United States, Miguel Fraga.

The diplomat and two officials from the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples, Sandra Ramirez and Elizabeth Ribalta, were received by members of the council of the only county in this country that bears the name of civil rights fighter, Martin Luther King.

The proclamation, given to Fraga during a meeting of that body, says that the siege imposed on the Caribbean nation has damaged relations between the two countries for nearly six decades.

The text states that on December 17, 2014, Cuban President, Raul Castro, and the then U.S. President, Barack Obama (2009-2017), announced a new era of relationships between the two countries.

According to the document, recent State Department policies have reversed that path and threaten the possibility of advancing in important partnerships in medical, environmental and security matters.

The text, which Gossett also presented on Saturday, October 21, during an event of the National Solidarity Network with Cuba, calls for an immediate end of the blockade, and calls on the government of Donald Trump to continue normalizing the ties and encouraging Americans to travel to Cuba.

He also urges Washington lawmakers to support the bills that seek to lift the blockade and travel restrictions.

The presence of the Cuban representatives was welcomed with a standing ovation by the county residents who attended the meeting.

During a subsequent visit to the Seattle City Council, which also welcomed the arrival of the Cuban delegation, the diplomat said that most Americans support the end of the siege and better ties.

Councilwoman Lisa Herbold called for the elimination of that policy that, has damaged to children, women and men of the Caribbean country.