UN Assembly Condemns US Cuba Embargo for 30th Year
The United Nations General Assembly voted to condemn the United States’ economic embargo against Cuba for the 30th consecutive year, with the resolution receiving 130 votes in favor and 17 against, including the United States and Israel. Twenty-five countries, including Germany and Italy, abstained from the vote.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez stated that the US was “once again isolated in its attempt to continue strangling the Cuban people.” The embargo, in place for over six decades, has been linked to economic hardship in Cuba. US President Donald Trump’s administration has intensified restrictions, including an energy blockade, while attempting to persuade countries to withdraw support for the resolution.
US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz welcomed the increase in abstentions, viewing it as progress. Tensions escalated between US and Cuban officials during a General Assembly debate, leading to an incident involving shoving.
Waltz announced that Richard Tur de la Concepcion, a first secretary at Cuba’s UN mission, would be expelled from the US due to an assault on an American diplomat.
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