The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution today, Wednesday, in New York, calling for an end to the economic, commercial, and financial embargo imposed by the United States on Cuba since 1962, for the 34th time since 1992. The resolution received the support of 130 countries, with 17 opposing it and 25 abstaining. In contrast, last year's resolution received support from 165 countries, opposed by 7, with 12 abstaining.
The General Assembly expressed concern in its resolution over the continuation of the embargo despite previous resolutions calling for its end, and also expressed concern about the negative effects of these measures on the Cuban people and Cuban citizens residing in other countries. The resolution called on all countries to refrain from issuing and applying such laws and measures, and urged countries still applying them to take the necessary steps to abolish or nullify them as soon as possible.
For his part, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla condemned the US embargo, stating that US policy imposes restrictions on everything that ensures life continues in Cuba. He accused Washington of targeting the Cuban people and their families through political decisions and planned measures aimed, in his view, at creating a humanitarian crisis and using it as a tool of pressure. Rodriguez affirmed that his country demands the right for its people to live in peace and to resolve their differences and problems internally and peacefully.
In the same context, US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz called on member states to reject the draft resolution, considering that voting in favor would grant the Cuban government a propaganda victory. He accused the Cuban government of corruption and poor state management. Waltz stated that there is no embargo on Cuba, placing responsibility for the suffering of its people on the Cuban government, and argued that Havana uses the annual vote in the General Assembly to justify the country's economic and living conditions. The United States has imposed economic and commercial restrictions on Cuba since 1962, and since 1992, the General Assembly has voted annually on resolutions calling for the end of the embargo. These resolutions usually receive widespread support but do not themselves end the US restrictions.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
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