New York, June 23rd, 2023.- The United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization adopted, this Thursday, June 22nd, a resolution on the question of Puerto Rico.
The resolution, presented by Cuba and co-sponsored by the Plurinational State of Bolivia, the Republic of Nicaragua, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the Syrian Arab Republic, and the Russian Federation, recognizes, likewiese, the statements of the Summits of CELAC, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of our America (ALBA), as well as other forums.
During his remarks to present the above mentioned draft resolution, Ambassador Yuri Gala López, deputy permanent representative of the Cuban Permanent Mission to United Nations, considered that, to his country, the presentation of the text was a a sign of our historical commitment to the brotherly people of Puerto Rico and to its patriots, who for several centuries have given moving examples in the struggle for self-determination and independence.
Following its adoption, Ambassador Gala López, considered that the pasing of the resolution was is "a tribute to the patriotic spirit of the Puerto Rican people and to the tradition of struggle led by their heroes, who are also those of Cuba and all of Our America".
Cuban Permanent Mission to United Nations