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Spanish solidarity with Cuba applauds UN Resolution
This resolution, the thirty-third of its kind, passed with 165 votes in favor, seven against, and 12 abstentions during yesterday’s session of the UN General Assembly in New York. At the headquarters of the Basque trade union LAB in Bilbao, Amanda Verrone, from the union’s International Relations department, and Milagros Acea, representing the associations Euskadi-Cuba, Sierra Maestra-Euskadi, and Desembarco del Granma, shared their thoughts on …
On Wednesday, the UN General Assembly, with an overwhelming majority, once again called for the end of the US economic blockade against Cuba, which has lasted for 65 years. Since 1992, the world community has condemned US policy.
New York. The General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) voted overwhelmingly to condemn the economic blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba for the thirty-third year in a row, with 165 votes in favour, seven against and 12 abstentions.
UN General Assembly Condemns US Embargo on Cuba Amid Diplomatic Pressure
The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to end the U.S. economic embargo on Cuba despite U.S. lobbying efforts. The resolution saw 165 votes in favor, condemning the embargo described as collective punishment by Cuban officials. Only the U.S. Congress can lift the embargo officially.
The vote took place at a United Nations summit and was adopted with 165 votes in favour. Only seven countries rejected the measure and twelve abstained.
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