The US congresswoman made her statements in an interview with CNN on Friday as she answered questions on different Latin American issues.

Pelosi recalled that she has been advocating for a change of Washington's policy towards Cuba for some time now, which include the lifting of travel restrictions to Cuba, family remittances, trade exchange, among others relevant to the US economic blockade on the Caribbean archipelago, and which would allow for the normalization of relations between the two countries.

The over-45-year US economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba has translated into over-89-billion-dollar losses. The unilateral measure, which was reinforced by the George W. Bush administration in a failed attempt to topple the Cuban Revolution, has been overwhelmingly condemned by UN member nations over the past years.