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LIVE: 187 votes in favor of Cuba leave the United States looking bad before the world

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Today, November 7, the United Nations approved a resolution entitled, “The necessity of ending the economic, commercial, and financial embargo imposed by the United States on Cuba, with 187 votes in favor, 3 against, and 2 abstentions

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Threats and coercion will not extract a single concession from Cuba

Bruno

Speech by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, during the general debate of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York, September 28, 2019. I would like to convey my sincere condolences to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas for the loss of life and the terrible destruction caused by Hurricane Dorian. I call upon the international community to mobilize resources in order to provide assistance to that country.

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Díaz-Canel holds meeting with United Nations General Assembly President

Diaz Canel Sec ONU

The President of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, received on April 5 the President of the United Nations 73rd General Assembly, Her Excellency María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, on an official visit to our country.

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The world condemns U.S. blockade of Cuba in the United Nations

Bruno ONU

Foreign Minister Rodriguez began his presentation of the resolution shortly before 11:00am, following the interventions of a number of representatives who called for an end to the blockade, including those from Myanmar, Equatorial Guinea, and Grenada.

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Cuba is not alone: Nations of the world highlight the absurdity of the U.S. blockade against Cuba in the UN

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Once again, the UN General Assembly debated the draft resolution presented by Cuba calling for an end to the U.S. blockade. Despite U.S. attempts to sabotage the annual debate and pressure other nations to vote against Cuba – through the submission of eight ridiculous amendments to the text – this October 31 saw a wealth of nations express their support for Cuba and condemn this criminal, genocidal policy.

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Cuba is counting on all, for the good of all

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“We’re counting on you. We are Cuba,” was the message with which President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez concluded his remarks to 150 Cubans resident in the United States, during his visit to New York last month, adding that émigrés around the world make a decisive contribution supporting the nation’s struggles and interests.

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Permanent Representative of Cuba to the UN, Anayansi Rodríguez Camejo, denounces new anti-Cuban action

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The United States, in another action of contempt for human rights and this Organization, has preferred to create absurd lies about Cuba rather than recognize and promote a campaign to redress its multiple human rights violations, both in its territory and in the rest of the world.

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Raúl welcomes Díaz-Canel home from New York

Canel llega Raul

Shortly after noon this September 30, the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, received the President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, and the official delegation that accompanied him on his trip to New York, at Havana’s José Martí International Airport.

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Díaz-Canel holds meeting with representatives of the U.S. agricultural sector

Canel religiososo usa

NEW YORK.–The President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, held a friendly and constructive meeting September 27 with representatives of the U.S. agricultural sector, organized by the United States Agriculture Coalition for Cuba (USACC) and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA).

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Cuban President speaks at Riverside Church

Diaz iglesia Riverside

Located in Upper Manhattan, New York, and bordering the renowned neighborhood of Harlem, the Riverside Church has been the scene of memorable speeches by numerous historic leaders, such as Martin Luther King, who on April 4, 1967, delivered his famous sermon entitled “A Time to Break Silence (Declaration Against the Vietnam War); and Nelson Mandela, shortly after his release in 1990.