the Mexican president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obradorasked this Thursday to vote unanimously against the “medieval” blocking of Cuba in the annual debate on the US embargo on the island held by the United Nations General Assembly.
Hopefully and today, which I understand, there will be a unanimous vote in favor of ending the blockade of Cuba and I hope that the Government of the United States will act accordingly,” the president said in his briefing. morning press.
The UN General Assembly began its annual debate on the embargo against Cuba the day before, which will culminate this Thursday with the approval of a new resolution to condemn that policy and demand its end.
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López Obrador criticized that, since Cuba presented the text in 1992, “whenever this issue is voted on in the United Nations, the vast majority votes for the blockade to be lifted, but one, two or three, and always the United States against and exercises veto”.
I believe that what has been done against Cuba with the blockade by the United States Government is an infamy, it is a retrograde, medieval, inhumane measure, because it is not possible for a country like Cuba to be further isolated”, exposed.
The Mexican ruler denounced that “it is a clear violation of human rights.”
Why do those who live in a country that has decided to maintain a political system according to its decisions, according to a revolutionary process, have to suffer, suffer? Why affect your people?” she questioned.
AMLO trusts in change of the policy in relation to Cuba
The United States abstained in the 2016 vote, in the midst of the process of rapprochement with Cuba by the Barack Obama Administration, which allowed the resolution to go ahead without opposition, although it returned to its traditional rejection with Donald Trump.
Last year, in its first opportunity to speak out, because in 2020 there was no vote due to the pandemic, the Government of Joe Biden maintained the “no”.
Still, López Obrador “did not rule out a change in policy regarding Cuba” with Biden.
I really want the dream we have to come true today, I would be the first to call President Biden,” he said.
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