At the same time, she confirmed the island´s willingness for dialogue, based on mutual respect, acceptance of sovereign equality and recognition of the right of each people to choose their political system and institutions, and emphasized that it is also important to ensure that, in carrying out their work, treaty bodies do not create new legal obligations that are not laid down in the international standard to which the State is a party. She added that she is convinced that the effective and objective functioning of treaty bodies requires equitable and genuinely diverse geographical representation of their members.
On behalf of Cuba, the Ambassador further reaffirmed the full validity of the Vienna Declaration and Program of Action, which established the commitment of all States to fulfill their obligations in promoting universal respect, and in observing and protecting all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, other human rights instruments and international law.
Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations.