New York, 18 October 2019.In the statement at the debate on Agenda Item 85 entitled "Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization; Cuba stated that respect for and promotion of the norms of the Charter of the United Nations are of vital importance, and that the leading role of the General Assembly as the main regulatory, deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the United Nations should be preserved and strengthened.
The Cuban representative, Second Secretary David Fundora, condemned the attempts by some countries to reinterpret the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, in order to promote political agendas of interventionism and interference in the internal affairs of States, to the detriment of the integrity and sovereignty, particularly of developing countries; such is the case of the United States, a country that has arbitrarily violated the prohibition against the threat of the use of force, as was demonstrated last January when senior officials of that Government arrogantly and brazenly uttered that in relation to Venezuela "all options were on the table, including military options".
Likewise, the diplomat denounced the interfering and genocidal economic, financial and commercial blockade against Cuba, imposed by Washington for almost 6 decades, simply because of the strong decision of the Cubans to freely exercise their right to self-determination and independence and to defend the freely chosen political and social economic system.
Fundora also referred to the importance of the Special Committee as the appropriate framework for negotiating any amendments to the Charter of the United Nations, including those arising from the current reform process of the Organization.
Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations