UN General Assembly Again Condemns US Embargo on Cuba as Opposition Grows
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The United Nations General Assembly voted Wednesday to condemn the United States’ economic embargo of Cuba for the 34th consecutive year, though support for the nonbinding resolution declined following a US lobbying campaign.
The measure passed with 130 countries in favor, 17 opposed and 25 abstaining. The United States and Israel voted against it, while Germany, Italy and other countries that had previously supported the resolution abstained. Last year, more than 160 countries backed the measure and 12 abstained.
US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz cited the increased opposition and abstentions as evidence of progress in Washington’s effort to isolate Havana. Cuban officials accused the United States of pressuring countries with possible tariffs, visa restrictions and other penalties, and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez said Washington remained isolated over the embargo.
The vote followed a heated General Assembly debate Tuesday in which US and Cuban officials shouted at one another and were involved in an apparent shoving confrontation. Waltz said the United States would expel Richard Tur de la Concepción, a first secretary at Cuba’s UN mission, accusing him of assaulting an American diplomat. Neither mission had publicly responded to Al Jazeera’s request for comment on the incident.
The US embargo has lasted more than six decades, and President Donald Trump’s administration has added further economic restrictions. Canada continued to vote in opposition to the embargo.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Correct the unsupported attribution of the alleged US threats to Cuban officials generally. - "Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez accused the United States of pressuring countries with possible tariffs, visa restrictions and other penalties": The source attributes this accusation generally to Cuban officials, not specifically to Rodríguez.
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UN General Assembly Again Condemns US Embargo on Cuba as Opposition Grows
The United Nations General Assembly voted Wednesday to condemn the United States’ economic embargo of Cuba for the 34th consecutive year, though support for the nonbinding resolution declined following a US lobbying campaign.
The measure passed with 130 countries in favor, 17 opposed and 25 abstaining. The United States and Israel voted against it, while Germany, Italy and other countries that had previously supported the resolution abstained. Last year, more than 160 countries backed the measure and 12 abstained.
US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz cited the increased opposition and abstentions as evidence of progress in Washington’s effort to isolate Havana. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguezofficials accused the United States of pressuring countries with possible tariffs, visa restrictions and other penalties, and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez said Washington remained isolated over the embargo.
The vote followed a heated General Assembly debate Tuesday in which US and Cuban officials shouted at one another and were involved in an apparent shoving confrontation. Waltz said the United States would expel Richard Tur de la Concepción, a first secretary at Cuba’s UN mission, accusing him of assaulting an American diplomat. Neither mission had publicly responded to Al Jazeera’s request for comment on the incident.
The US embargo has lasted more than six decades, and President Donald Trump’s administration has added further economic restrictions. Canada continued to vote in opposition to the embargo.
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