During her statement at the Thematic Debate on "Other Disarmament Measures and International Security" of the First Committee at the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly, the Cuban diplomat reiterated the validity of multilateralism as a basic principle of all negotiations on disarmament and non-proliferation and stressed that the multilateral decision-making process, through the United Nations, in strict compliance with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of international law, is the only effective way of safeguarding international peace and security.
She also made reference to the hostile use of telecommunications, with the declared or concealed purpose of subverting the legal and political order of States, being Cuban an example of this kind of violation. She argued that Cuban radio spectrum is attacked by illegal radio and television transmissions broadcasting programs specially designed to incite the overthrow of the constitutional order freely established by the Cuban people. In this regard, she demanded an immediate end to these aggressive and damaging policies that are incompatible with peace, security, development and cooperation among States.
Sanchez Rodriguez also stated that at the Second Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), in 2014, the Latin American and Caribbean region was proclaimed as a Zone of Peace; among other objectives, to foster friendly and cooperative relations with each other and with other nations, regardless of differences among their political, economic and social systems or levels of development, to practice tolerance and live in peace as good neighbors.
Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations