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class="gmail-css-1jxf684 gmail-r-bcqeeo gmail-r-1ttztb7 gmail-r-qvutc0 gmail-r-poiln3">Although
                                                  this time it's clear
                                                  that many countries
                                                  succumbed to imperial
                                                  pressure, the result
                                                  represents a
                                                  resounding victory for
                                                  truth. The world votes
                                                  against the criminal </span><span
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                                                blockade of </span><span
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                                              <div
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                                                  U.S. managed to coerce
                                                  five more countries to
                                                  vote against the
                                                  resolution to end the
                                                  blockade: </span> </div>
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                                                  Hungary, Israel, North
                                                  Macedonia,
                                                  Paraguay, Ukraine, US</b>
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                                                <div
style="text-align:left">In an exclusive<a
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYUXH5qSsN0"
moz-do-not-send="true"> interview with Telesur</a> Cuban Foreign
                                                  Minister Bruno
                                                  Rodriguez discussed
                                                  the UN vote and the
                                                  blockade.</div>
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style="text-align:left"><br>
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                                                <div
style="text-align:left"><b>Bruno Rodríguez: \u201cThe U.S. blockade is
                                                    collective
                                                    punishment against
                                                    the Cuban people\u201d<br>
                                                  </b><br>
                                                  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.<br>
                                                  <br>
                                                  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.<br>
                                                  <br>
                                                  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.<br>
                                                  <br>
                                                  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.<br>
                                                  <br>
                                                  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.<br>
                                                  <br>
                                                  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.</div>
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style="text-align:left"><br>
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                                                <div
style="text-align:left">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."<br>
                                                  <br>
                                                  "The US representative
                                                  is lying."<br>
                                                  <br>
                                                  The Foreign Minister
                                                  responded to the
                                                  statements made by the
                                                  US delegate to the UN,
                                                  accusing him of lying
                                                  and disrespecting the
                                                  General Assembly.<br>
                                                  <br>
                                                  "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.<br>
                                                  <br>
                                                  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."<br>
                                                  <br>
                                                  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."<br>
                                                  <br>
                                                  Millions in Damage and
                                                  Incalculable Suffering<br>
                                                  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."<br>
                                                  <br>
                                                  "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."<br>
                                                  <br>
                                                  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."<br>
                                                  <br>
                                                  "The Monroe Doctrine
                                                  has historically
                                                  failed."<br>
                                                  <br>
                                                  Referring to the
                                                  regional context, the
                                                  Cuban diplomat warned
                                                  that the United States
                                                  seeks to return the
                                                  continent to
                                                  supremacist and racist
                                                  domination.<br>
                                                  <br>
                                                  "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.<br>
                                                  <br>
                                                  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.<br>
                                                  <br>
                                                  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.<br>
                                                  <br>
                                                  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."<br>
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