New York, 12 July 2018.In her address to the Committee on Relations with the Host Country of the United Nations, Ms. Indira Guardia, Second Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations, expressed the island's concern about the continued failure of the United States as the Host Country to comply with the rules of international law in relation to its obligations as the headquarters of this Organization.
In this context, she once again called on the United States to honor its commitments under signed international treaties, from which it is not exempt, and to fulfill its obligations as the host country in order to facilitate the work of diplomatic agents accredited to the United Nations.
The island’s diplomat stressed that there is no justification for the Host Country to continue to fail in taking concrete steps to eliminate measures that hinder and hamper the work of the personnel of various missions, such as the restriction on free mobility.
Guardia reiterated Cuba's commitment to working with all members of the Committee to enforce the relevant provisions of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the United Nations Headquarters Agreement in a transparent, non-discriminatory manner with full respect for the sovereignty of States and the Organization.
The Committee on Relations with the Host Country of the United Nations is responsible for ensuring that the Host Country addresses in a timely manner all issues arising in the relations among the Organization, member States and the Host Country.
Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations.