June 21, 2021 CUBADEBATE
The Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez, today described his meeting with the Secretary General of the United Nations Organization (UN), Antonio Guterres, as useful regarding his visit to the headquarters of the organization.
In a message posted on his Twitter account, the Minister of Foreign Relations ratified his country’s support for strengthening multilateralism.
“I had a profitable meeting with the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres. I reiterated Cuba’s support for strengthening multilateralism and unrestricted respect for the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, ”he wrote.
Rodríguez arrived at the UN headquarters last Saturday to participate in the next General Assembly vote against the United States’ blockade of the Caribbean nation.
For more than 25 years, the majority of the member countries described the policy as a flagrant violation of international law and the United Nations Charter, and considered it the main obstacle to the development of the Antillean territory.
Next Wednesday the General Assembly will vote again on the report Necessity to end the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.
In 2019, the draft resolution was approved by an overwhelming majority, with 187 votes in favor, three against (the United States, Israel and Brazil) and two abstentions (Colombia and Ukraine).
The vote, initially scheduled for 2020, was postponed for this year due to the covid-19 pandemic.
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