UNGA adopts resolution condemning US embargo against Cuba
The 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted the 30th resolution condemning the US’s economic embargo against Cuba on November 3.
Tourists in Havana capital of Cuba (Photo: AFP/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The 77th session of the UnitedNations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted the 30th resolution condemningthe US’s economic embargo against Cuba on November 3.
The resolution received 185 votes in favour among 193 UNmember states.
In his remarks prior to the vote, Cuban Foreign Minister BrunoRodriguez said since 2019, the US administration has escalatedthe siege around Cuba with the purpose of deliberately inflicting the biggestpossible damage on Cuban families.
Duringthe first 14 months of the Biden administration, the damage to the Cubaneconomy was estimated at 6.35 billion USD, equivalent to more than 15 millionUSD a day, he said.
Rodriguez noted the Bidenadministration is continuing Trump’s “maximum pressure” policy. He said thatdespite some positive but limited adjustments in recent months on US flights toCuba, remittances and consular proceedings, these in no way “modify Americaneconomic, commercial and financial measures.”
This is the 30th time the UN General Assembly has adopted aresolution submitted by Cuba annually to appeal for the embargo to be lifted,and all the resolutions received overwhelming support. However, UNGAresolutions just carry political weight and are non-binding./.
The Vietnam-Cuba business promotion forum took place in Hanoi on September 30, seeing the participation of visiting Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz and Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai.
Director General of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Vu Viet Trang on October 30 had a working session in Hanoi with President of Cuban news agency Prensa Latina (PL) Luis Enrique Gonzalez Acosta.
Editor-in-Chief of Nhan dan (People) newspaper Le Quoc Minh hosted a reception in Hanoi on October 31 for President of Cuban news agency Prensa Latina Luis Enrique Gonzalez Acosta.
Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, has stressed Vietnam's consistent stance of opposing the economic, trade and financial embargo against Cuba.
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Tourists in Havana capital of Cuba (Photo: AFP/VNA) 
