[News] UN Overwhelmingly votes against criminal US blockade of Cuba! - Interview with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez

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The U.S. managed to coerce five more countries to vote against the 
resolution to end the blockade:
*NO Votes: Argentina, Hungary, Israel, North Macedonia, 
Paraguay, Ukraine, US*

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In an exclusiveinterview with Telesur 
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYUXH5qSsN0> Cuban Foreign Minister 
Bruno Rodriguez discussed the UN vote and the blockade.

*Bruno Rodríguez: “The U.S. blockade is collective punishment against 
the Cuban people”
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Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla denounced in an 
exclusive interview with teleSUR the intensification of US pressure on 
the international community to maintain the economic, commercial, and 
financial blockade against Cuba, and reaffirmed that the UN General 
Assembly will vote again in favor of its elimination.

In a conversation with journalist Marcela Rodríguez, the Cuban Foreign 
Minister highlighted that the debate held at the United Nations General 
Assembly included the participation of more than seven groups of 
countries, including the Non-Aligned Movement and the Group of 77 and 
China, who spoke on behalf of more than 100 states each, in addition to 
22 individual national interventions.

Rodríguez emphasized that the majority of member countries spoke out "in 
defense of international law, the United Nations Charter, and the demand 
for the immediate and unconditional cessation of the blockade against 
Cuba," as well as against the unjustified inclusion of the country on 
the US list of alleged sponsors of terrorism.

He noted that Cuba is attending this debate amid a complex context: the 
imminent arrival of Hurricane Melissa, which threatens eastern Cuba and 
several Caribbean islands, and the persistence of a blockade that 
worsens the island's humanitarian and economic situation.

During the interview, Rodríguez explained that his address to the 
plenary session will focus on three main topics. First, he will address 
the humanitarian and everyday damage the blockade is inflicting on Cuban 
families: power outages, food and medicine shortages, the transportation 
crisis, and the loss of purchasing power. "These damages transcend the 
macroeconomic level; they impact the lives of every Cuban," he noted.

Second, the minister addressed the US government's policy of aggression 
toward Latin America, which he described as an attempt to reestablish 
the Monroe Doctrine and reimpose the "gunboat policy" through military 
deployment against Venezuela and the region.

The third point of his presentation will address the violation of 
international law represented by the application of a genocidal 
blockade, which he described as "a massive, flagrant, and systematic 
violation of the human rights of the Cuban people."

"The US representative is lying."

The Foreign Minister responded to the statements made by the US delegate 
to the UN, accusing him of lying and disrespecting the General Assembly.

"This year, the State Department has launched a pressure campaign 
against virtually every country, particularly in Europe. They have sent 
memoranda, letters, and warnings to modify votes and speeches. It is a 
sign of desperation, a recognition of the isolation in which the US 
government finds itself," he stated.

Rodríguez denounced the policy against Cuba as "personal and corrupt," 
driven by political interests in the state of Florida, and added that it 
"betrays the interests of the American people, most of whom support the 
normalization of relations."

Regarding the US representative's remarks, he explained: "He offended 
the president of the General Assembly and all the member states; he 
spoke arrogantly and without civility. That is why I felt obliged to ask 
that he be called to order."

Millions in Damage and Incalculable Suffering
In his economic assessment, Rodríguez Parrilla revealed that the damage 
caused by the blockade in the last year amounts to more than $7 billion, 
while the accumulated losses over six decades are "enormous."

"The extreme tightening of the blockade since 2019 demonstrates an 
increase of more than 40% in economic damage. But what cannot be 
counted," he said, "is the suffering, anxiety, and deprivation it causes 
every day in our families. Even so, the Cuban people remain united and 
aware that the blockade is the main cause of our difficulties."

The Foreign Minister assured that Cuba will resist and win: "Tomorrow 
will be a resounding victory for our people, for the Revolution, and for 
the free peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean. It will be a 
triumph of international law, reason, and justice."

"The Monroe Doctrine has historically failed."

Referring to the regional context, the Cuban diplomat warned that the 
United States seeks to return the continent to supremacist and racist 
domination.

"Its military deployment does not combat drug trafficking, but rather 
constitutes an existential threat to Venezuela's independence and the 
sovereignty of the entire region," he noted, while reiterating that Cuba 
and Venezuela will always stand together under any circumstance.

Rodríguez affirmed that the so-called Monroe Doctrine is "obsolete and 
historically defeated," although he warned that it remains dangerous due 
to its attempt to restore old forms of domination. "The peoples of Latin 
America and the Caribbean will persist in defending the principles 
bequeathed by Bolívar, Martí, Fidel, and Chávez," he affirmed.

He acknowledged the words of support from Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines and other Caribbean countries that, in the General Assembly, 
have directly pointed out the US government's responsibility for the 
"cruel, genocidal, and abusive" policy against Cuba.

Rodríguez concluded the interview by reaffirming his confidence in the 
upcoming UN vote: "We will defend peace, we will defend sovereignty.  
And tomorrow, all peoples will have a great victory in the General 
Assembly."




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