Nigeria: Nigeria, Other Countries Demand End to U.S. Blockade of Cuba
[Premium Times] The resolution passed on Wednesday with 130 countries in favour and 17 opposed, including the US and Israel.
On Wednesday, 130 countries voted in favor of ending the United States' embargo on Cuba, while 17 nations, including the US and Israel, opposed the resolution. Morocco was the only African country to support the blockade, while the majority of African states backed the push for its removal. The resolution, which has been proposed and approved annually since 1992, demands an end to the economic, trade, and financial embargo imposed by the US on Cuba.
Last year, over 160 countries backed the proposal. The embargo, intensified by the Trump administration with additional sanctions and tariffs on oil exports, has exacerbated Cuba's humanitarian and economic crisis. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez condemned the US for being isolated in its attempt to continue strangling the Cuban people, emphasizing that facts and truth will prevail.
Meanwhile, US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz expressed satisfaction with the shift in some countries' stance on US actions against Cuba, predicting this trend will continue to grow.
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