The emergency economic package comes amid an ongoing US pressure campaign that has left the island nation reeling.

Cuba’s Communist Party has called an extraordinary plenary session, days after President Miguel Díaz-Canel announced an economic reform package.

Cuba's communist leaders were set to meet Wednesday to discuss plans to revive the collapsing economy in the face of a devastating US blockade.

The move came one day after Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel discussed measures aimed at boosting production.