KINGSTON, JAMAICA, October 31st, 2017.Governor General of Jamaica, H.E. The Most Honourable Sir. Patrick Allen, welcomed Inés Fors Fernández in solemn ceremony to deliver Letter of Credence accrediting her as Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba in this Caribbean nation.
CUBA, November 1st, 2017.- The Cuban resolution ¨Necessity of putting an end to the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba¨ was widely supported in the United Nations this Wednesday, obtaining 191 votes in favor, 2 against (USA and Israel) and 0 abstentions.
The international community represented in the framework of the 72 session of the United Nations General Assembly strongly rejected the unjust and inhuman policy applied by the United States against Cuba for almost six decades.
UNITED NATIONS. – Once again, for the 26th time before the United Nations, heard was Cuba's demand for the elimination of the U.S. economic, commercial, financial blockade, supported by 191 of the world's nations.
Before the General Assembly, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla stated that the policy, which has been imposed for over 50 years by Washington, constitutes a flagrant, massive, and systematic violation of the human rights of Cubans.
The Ambassador of Cuba, Pedro Luis Despaigne González, was received by the Minister of Food and Agriculture of Ghana and member of Parliament, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, in his office.
Dr. Afriyie Akoto, after highlighting the historical-cultural ties that unite Ghana and Cuba, explained the essential elements of the agricultural policy of the government of President Nana Akufo-Addo, and synthesized in the Program "planting for food and jobs". The Minister also expressed the interest of his government to strengthen cooperation with Cuba in the area of food production.
The Cuban resolution ¨Necessity of putting an end to the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba¨ was widely supported in the United Nations this Wednesday, obtaining 191 votes in favor, 2 against (USA and Israel) and 0 abstentions.
The international community represented in the framework of the 72 session of the United Nations General Assembly strongly rejected the unjust and inhuman policy applied by the United States against Cuba for almost six decades.