Georgetown: In a recent meeting of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 187 countries condemned the blockade on Cuba demanding the U.S. end the blockade against Cuba.
This is according to President of the Guyana Cuba Solidarity Movement (GCSM), Halim Khan.
He said 187 countries on Thursday voted in favor of ending the blockade. The United States of America, Israel and Brazil voted against while Colombia and Ukraine abstained.
Khan explained that the resolution; “The need to end the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba,” was presented for the 28th time to the UNGA, where the international community has repeatedly expressed its support for Cuba and condemnation of the hostile U.S. policy.
The GCSM President said the Caribbean nation’s reaffirmed support for Cuba since representatives took the stage at the UN to slam the decades-long blockade against Cuba and voice support for the UN resolution calling for lifting the harsh blockade imposed by the U.S.
Khan explained that such a policy also affects Guyana since it avoids building better economic ties with Cuba.
“The blockade imposed against Cuba continues to make it difficult for this nation to fulfill its full potential to fulfill all the SDGs,” Khan said. “The blockade generates suffering to the people of Cuba.”
Khan said Cuba has denounced pressure and coercion by the U. S. State Department on UN member countries, in an effort to undermine support for Cuba’s resolution against the blockade, which year after year is overwhelmingly approved in the UNGA.
During discussions on the resolution at the UNGA, Cuba’s Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla said:
“The purpose of the administration of President Donald Trump, besides damaging Cuba’s economy, is to harm the living standards of Cuban families. The persecution of our banking and financial relations with the rest of the world has continued to intensify. Remittances sent to Cuban citizens were restricted. The granting of visas was reduced. Consular services were limited.”
He pointed out the U.S.’s own record on human rights when it comes to minorities and women, while slamming the U.S.’s rights violations around the world as part of its brutal military interventions.
Later, he said that good governance gives legitimacy to the Cuban government, and therefore, no force should try to pressure another to impose another government. “Dialogue is the key to ending differences.”
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