Rodríguez accused the US of pressuring states ahead of UN vote

Cuban Foreign Minister Rodríguez alleged at a press conference in Havana that the United States pressured member states ahead of a United Nations General Assembly vote. Rodríguez argued that the economic, trade and financial embargo targeted the Cuban people's daily lives and their right to development.

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Rodríguez accused the US of pressuring states ahead of UN vote

Speaking at a press conference in Havana, Cuban Foreign Minister Rodríguez alleged that the United States was seeking to influence the positions of member states ahead of a vote in the United Nations General Assembly.

Rodríguez accused the United States of imposing embargoes that target the daily lives of the Cuban people. He argued that the United States was using its military, nuclear, economic and technological power to maintain unrelenting pressure on a peaceful country.

Rodríguez accuses US of pressure ahead of UN vote

Criticizing Washington's stance toward member states, Rodríguez alleged that the United States had violated the United Nations Charter and international law. The Cuban foreign minister said threats of sanctions and blackmail were being used to influence countries' sovereign will.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez (left) at a meeting at the UN (archive, 2017)

Rodríguez said the economic, trade and financial embargo, which he said had continued for decades, was not merely a political measure. He described the policy as a systematic blockade targeting the daily lives of the Cuban people and their right to development.

Rodríguez also alleged that the US administration had distributed documents containing threats to governments and United Nations missions. He claimed that US officials had asked some countries that did not want to vote against Cuba to abstain or refrain from entering the voting hall.

Source: Anadolu Ajansı

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