UN Condemns US Economic Embargo of Cuba Though More Nations Sit Out After Trump Administration Push
The 193-member assembly backed the measure despite a U.S. lobbying campaign that produced a 130-17 vote and 25 abstentions.
- The United Nations General Assembly voted 130-17 on Wednesday to condemn the U.S. economic embargo on Cuba for the 34th consecutive year, a non-binding resolution reflecting global opposition to the decades-long policy.
- President Donald Trump's administration intensified diplomatic pressure against the resolution, with Ambassador Mike Waltz lobbying nations to oppose it; U.S. officials allegedly threatened visa denials and aid suspensions to countries refusing to align with Washington.
- On Tuesday, Waltz and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez engaged in a shouting match on the General Assembly floor while debating the embargo resolution, with Rodriguez calling the U.S. envoy a 'liar' during heated exchanges.
- Despite the condemnation, 17 nations voted against the measure and 25 abstained, marking a notable decline from last year when more than 160 nations supported it; Germany, Italy, and Latvia abstained for the first time in 34 years.
- Havana claims the U.S. 'maximum pressure' campaign has caused over $8 billion in economic losses, while President Trump last week raised the specter of military intervention, suggesting warships could stop off Cuba's coast while returning from the Iran war.
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US gets more countries to oppose UN resolution condemning its Cuba embargo
By Antoni Slodkowski UNITED NATIONS, Oct 28 (Reuters) – The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly urged an end to the decades-long US economic embargo on Cuba on Wednesday, but a US lobbying push led several countries to oppose the resolution or abstain for the first time in years. The results showed 130 nations in favor of the resolution, 25 abstaining and 17 countries, including the US and Israel, voting against. That compared with a tally of 1…
The General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) adopted on Wednesday (28), for the 34th consecutive year, a resolution condemning the economic embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba. Although the text has received broad support, the vote recorded a significant fall in the number of countries in favour to measure, in the midst of a Washington campaign to influence the outcome. Read also: Cuba accuses the US of threatening countries tha…
The vote was resolved 130-17 in favour of the initiative, with 25 abstentions; Germany, Italy and Latvia abstained for the first time in 34 years
130 countries vote in favor of draft resolution calling for lifting of embargo on Cuba
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