The lifting of the US blockade on Cuba is currently one of the most constant demands discussed during six days of general debates at UN General Assembly.
Analyzing common statements, the problem of the US siege on the Caribbean island was directly presented by dozens of delegations from all regions worldwide.
The first president who denounced the blockade was that of Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Uruguay’s Head of State Tabare Vazquez, El Salvador’s Mauricio Funes, Bolivia’s Evo Morales, Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez, Paraguay’s Fernando Lugo, and Libya’s Muammar Gadafi also requested the end of the blockade to Cuba.
Also included were South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma, Sao Tome and Principe’s Fradique Bandeira Melo de Menezes, Nicaragua’s Foreign Minister Samuel Santos and Grenada’s Peter Charles David, as well as heads of delegations from Lesotho, Egypt, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Vietnam, Guinea Bissau, Namibia, Syria, Belize, Honduras, Ecuador, Cyprus, and Zimbabwe, among others.
Ali Treki, president of the current General Assembly period, stated after assuming his post that embargos and blockades are unsuccessful, undermine international community’s will, and only affect people.
At the same time, presidents, ministers and representatives from 60 countries attending the Second Africa-South America Summit in the Venezuelan island of Margarita demanded the end of the US economic, trade and financial blockade on Cuba, and the fulfillment of UN resolutions at UN about this issue.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez stated at the UN that the US siege on the island maintains intact and is an act of unilateral aggression that should be ended.
The 64th UN General Assembly will vote on October 28 for 18th consecutive year a report presented by Cuba entitled “Necessity of put an end to the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba.”
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