According to Prensa Latina, Minister Rodriguez a explained that
Washington, in its attempts to increase hostility against Cuba, had no limits
in creating difficulties for the General Assembly, which is an international,
universal and democratic organ of the United Nations.
In this sense, he explained that the U.S. Department of State
originally presented a few days ago a text of eight paragraphs of amendments to
the draft resolution 'Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and
financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba'.
But it then viciously divided that document into eight separate
amendments that it will submit tomorrow to the U.N. General Assembly for
analysis, he added.
All of this shows the evident purpose of creating a pretext to
harden the blockade and try to present the illusion that there is international
support for that policy, the Cuban foreign minister said.
In this way, he added, the U.S. delegation seeks to disturb,
consume time, create confusion and hinder the adoption of the resolution
calling for an end to the blockade against Cuba.
The amendments presented by the United States aim to change the
nature of the resolution opposing the blockade, with emphasis on its
extraterritorial application, he explained.
Instead, he said, the United States wants to turn it into a
resolution containing attacks against Cuba in the area of human rights, which
is totally unjustified.
Cuba has presented this draft resolution in the last 26 years and,
this time, the United States is seeking to obstruct the adoption of the
resolution, thus concealing 'the flagrant and systematic massive violation
suffered by the Cuban people, which is precisely the application of the
blockade,' he said.
The northern delegation forces the UN General Assembly to
pronounce on eight documents of amendments, all aggressive against Cuba, all
manipulators of the cause of human rights and the Objectives of Sustainable
Development, denounced the foreign minister.
As he explained, there are other UN bodies and instances where it
would be appropriate to have a conversation on human rights.
Unlike in previous years, Wednesday morning's session will see a
debate in the General Assembly on the resolution presented by Cuba, and
speeches by groups of countries and member states will be heard.
The vote on the draft resolution calling for an end to the
blockade will take place on Thursday, because instead of facilitating a brief
vote as in previous years, the U.S. Department of State seeks to alter the
process and analyze eight different amendments, underscored the Foreign
Minister.
We are confident that the amendments will be rejected and that the
resolution will receive overwhelming majority support, as has happened in the
past.
Source: Abel González Alayón
Chief-Editor Language Department
Cuban News Agency