Deputies from the Duma (the lower house of the Russian parliament) demanded this Monday that the United States renounce confrontation and hold talks on equal terms with Cuba.
According to the Duma’s draft message to the UN General Assembly. Released to the press this Monday in Moscow, the Russian legislators urge the US government to abandon confrontation and maintain a respectful and equal dialogue with Cuba.
This Monday, a group of Russian deputies presented in the House of Representatives the draft message to the UN General Assembly. The parliaments of the member countries of this organization, and international parliamentary entities. In which they urge Washington to end the economic, commercial, and financial blockade against the Caribbean nation.
The normalization of relations between Washington and Havana. They emphasized, responds to the interests of the peoples of both nations and to the strengthening of stability throughout the Caribbean.
“The US economic, commercial, and financial blockade against Cuba constitutes a systematic violation of the fundamental norms and principles of international law. This US policy is contrary to the spirit and letter of the UN Charter,” the document emphasizes.
The Russian lower house emphasizes that the humanitarian consequences of the unilateral US blockade are unacceptable. And cannot be justified by any political objectives. The Russian legislature is scheduled to consider the text on Tuesday, October 28th.
On October 28th and 29th, the draft resolution calling for an end to the US blockade against Cuba. It will be presented and voted on once again in the UN General Assembly. Since 1992, this document has been approved by the General Assembly by a large majority.
Last year, the resolution demanding Washington lift its unilateral blockade received 187 votes in favor and only two against. From the United States itself and Israel, while Moldova abstained.
According to Cuban authorities, since Donald Trump assumed the US presidency in January of this year. Restrictions against the island have tightened financial persecution has increased. Also there are more obstacles to importing fuel, medicines, and basic necessities.
With information from Prensa Latina
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