Havana- On October 29, the Member States of the United Nations (UN) will vote on a resolution demanding the lifting of the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba.
Carlos Rafael Fernández de Cossío Domínguez, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, stated on his official Facebook profile that the international community will reaffirm its commitment to the United Nations Charter and the principles of sovereign equality, non-intervention, and freedom of trade and navigation.
The diplomat specified that the vote will reflect the rejection of the application of laws such as the Helms-Burton Act, which reinforce the blockade, and stressed that every state has the right to establish economic and commercial ties with Cuba without external interference.
Fernández de Cossío pointed out that countries consider it unacceptable for the United States to restrict travel by citizens of any nation to Cuba or to impose extraterritorial sanctions that affect third parties.
The deputy minister stressed that support for the resolution responds to the interest in preventing a superpower from conditioning the international relations of UN Member States.
He recalled that the international community recognizes Cuba's track record in peace, solidarity, and cooperation, as well as its efforts to sustain its development despite coercive measures.
Since 1992, the United Nations General Assembly has consecutively approved resolutions calling for an end to the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba.
In the most recent vote, held on October 30, 2024, 187 Member States supported the resolution, while only two countries—the United States and Israel—voted against it and one abstained.
These results confirmed the almost unanimous position of the international community in rejecting this unilateral policy, which is considered contrary to the United Nations Charter and international law.
