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<h1 id="reader-title">Reactions to UN Cuba Vote <br>
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<div id="reader-estimated-time">November 1, 2017<br>
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<p>Following the U.N. General Assembly vote that tallied
191 in favor of lifting the U.S. blockade on Cuba
against a mere two in support of it, several heads of
state and others weighed in on the aspirations of the
international community.</p>
<p>Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro posted a message on
his Twitter account which read: “A great victory for
Cuba at the ONU, 191 governments and peoples of the
world said no more blockade. Venezuela will always be
with Cuba! Long live the Great Homeland!!”</p>
<p>Delcy Rodriguez, president of Venezuela's National
Constituent Assembly, ANC, tweeted: “The dignity of
Cuba, once again, has defeated the criminal blockade
against the Cuban people! Popular victory! No more
blockade.</p>
<p>Speaking before representatives of member states at the
General Assembly, U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Nikki
Haley said “the United States does not fear isolation in
this chamber or anywhere else. Our principles are not up
for a vote.” She added that her country “will stand for
respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms that
the member states of this body have pledged to protect,
even if we have to stand alone.”</p>
<p>In response, Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez
condemned Haley's "disrespectful, interfering
statement," saying "she is reflecting the tenor of U.S.
politics today."</p>
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<p>He stressed that the United States has no moral ground
to stand on in its condemnation of the socialist island
due to its “flagrant violation of human rights,” citing
the arrest and deportation of minors and undocumented
immigrants; the killing of African-Americans by U.S.
police; the lack of guarantees for education and
healthcare and restrictions on union organization; and
the refusal of U.S. companies to sell life-saving
medical supplies to Cuban healthcare services.</p>
<p>Delegate after delegate called for the end of the
blockade, highlighting the progressive and positive role
Cuba plays in the international community.</p>
<p>Even prior to the vote, Evo Morales, president of the
Plurinational State of Bolivia, tweeted, “The criminal
blockade has not impeded Cuba from being an example of
solidarity. Long live Cuba!”. Morales later said on
Twitter: "The peoples of the world are with Cuba. 191
against 2 is Cuba's leadership. Solidarity prevails
before the pettiness of the empire."</p>
<p>Adding her voice in support former Colombian Senator
Piedad Cordoba also said on Twitter: "If blocking an
island and trying to subdue it with hunger and need is
not a crime against humanity, then what is? #
NoMoreBlockade #Cuba"</p>
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