The Council must now set aside the obsolete, ineffective and interfering punitive and biased mechanisms, such as the one imposed against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Cuba will continue to denounce unilateral coercive measures against the DPRK because they violate the human rights of its people.
A significant portion of the already scarce resources continues to be squandered on mechanisms such as the one established against Belarus, which have not and will not yield any results. Respectful dialogue and cooperation remain irreplaceable as the only effective means to advance the promotion and protection of human rights.
Ambassador Rodolfo Benítez Verson held a cordial meeting today with Mr. Daren Tang, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization, where they exchanged on numerous topics of mutual interest.
The Cuban diplomat reported on the progress of the process in which the country is immersed to improve the system of science and technological innovation, in which the issue of industrial property plays an important role.
Cuba rejects this hostile and interventionist exercise against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, a sister nation that has been systematically attacked.
Calls to disregard the election results in Venezuela are irresponsible and disrespectful to the people’s will. Venezuelans have the right to defend their revolution and it is up to them alone to shape their future; no one else.
If we really want to contribute to the cause of human rights in Iran, the unilateral coercive measures imposed against that country, which violate the human rights of its people, must cease immediately.
This Council cannot become an instrument of those who seek to subvert the internal order of sovereign nations.