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        "msgid": "un-general-assembly-backs-call-to-end-us-embargo-on-cuba-1793249687",
        "date": "2026-10-29 11:21:09",
        "title": "UN General Assembly Backs Call to End US Embargo on Cuba",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for the United States to end its economic, trade and financial embargo on Cuba, with 130 countries voting in favour and 17 against. Although non-binding, the resolution reflects the international community\u2019s position as Cuba\u2019s foreign minister said the embargo was worsening shortages of fuel, medicines and essential goods.",
        "content": "<p>Istanbul (ANTARA) \u2014 On Tuesday (28 October), the UN General Assembly\nadopted a resolution calling for an end to the economic, trade and\nfinancial embargo imposed by the United States on Cuba.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 130 countries, including T\u00fcrkiye, voted in favour of the\ndraft resolution calling for the embargo on Cuba to be lifted.<\/p>\n<p>Seventeen countries, including the US, Israel, Ukraine, Argentina and\nthe United Arab Emirates, voted against it, while 25 abstained.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the Assembly before the vote, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno\nRodr\u00edguez Parrilla said the embargo directly affected the daily lives of\nCubans, particularly through shortages of fuel, medicines, food and\nother essential goods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCuba is not a threat. The blockade is the threat,\u201d Rodr\u00edguez\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not talking about figures. We are talking about human lives,\u201d\nhe said, adding that the embargo\u2019s impact could be felt at Cuban\nfamilies\u2019 dinner tables and by patients in hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, US representative Mike Waltz rejected Havana\u2019s portrayal\nof the sanctions. He argued that Cuba\u2019s economic difficulties were\nprimarily caused by its own government\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n<p>The UN General Assembly resolution is non-binding and serves as a\nrecommendation reflecting the position of the international\ncommunity.<\/p>\n<p>The US embargo on Cuba was first imposed in 1960 and was expanded\nfurther in subsequent years.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/un-general-assembly-backs-call-to-end-us-embargo-on-cuba-1793249687",
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