Canberra, October 19, 2023. The Cuban Ambassador to the Commonwealth of Australia, participated today in an update session on the embargo against Cuba sponsored by the Parliamentary Group of Friendship with Cuba of the Australian Parliament. During the meeting, the Cuban diplomat had the opportunity to inform the participating parliamentarians about the damage caused by the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba to the development of the Cuban people.
She was also able to answer questions from the parliamentarians on the extra-territorial effects of the blockade, in particular the effects on third countries in the financial and investment sector.
The occasion was an opportunity to inform about the upcoming vote at the United Nations General Assembly "Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba" which will take place on 2 November in New York.