United Nations Discussed Today Cuban Resolution against the Blockade

Cuba demands the end of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States Photo: Cubadebate

New York_ For the twenty-seventh time, the General Assembly of the United Nations addresses today the Cuban resolution on the need to end the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba, Prensa Latina reports.

The current US administration intensified its policies of aggression against Cuba, especially the financial harassment and restrictions on the travel of Americans to the largest of the Antilles.

Also, the United States representatives in the United Nations apply this year methods of blackmail and pressure to try to influence the vote of the sovereign nations, which for the last 26 years have supported Cuba in a majority way.

According to recent statements by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, the US delegation seeks to disturb, consume time, create confusion and hinder the adoption of the resolution calling for the end of the blockade against Cuba.

The US State Department originally presented a text of eight paragraphs of amendments to the Cuban draft resolution a few days ago.

But then it hastily divided that document into eight separate amendments that will be submited tomorrow to the UN General Assembly for analysis.

The amendments presented by the United States have the objective of changing the nature of the resolution that opposes the blockade, with emphasis on the extraterritorial application of the same, Rodríguez explained.

Unlike in previous years, in the morning session today there is a debate in the General Assembly about the resolution presented by Cuba, and the speeches of the groups of countries and member states are heard.

The vote on the draft resolution calling for the end of the blockade will be made on Thursday, because instead of facilitating a short voting act as in previous years, the US State Department seeks to alter the process and analyze eight different amendments, the chancellor said.

"We are confident that the amendments will be rejected and that the resolution will receive overwhelming majority support, as has happened in the past."