Enough with the lies! Down with the Blockade! Demands the Swiss-Cuba Solidarity Association in Geneva
The members of the Geneva branch of the Swiss-Cuba Solidarity Association issued a forceful public declaration of support for the Cuban people and rejection of this criminal policy, on the eve of the debate and vote in the United Nations General Assembly, on October 28-29, on the resolution presented by Cuba condemning the United States economic, commercial, and financial blockade.
Enough with the lies against Cuba! Down with the imperialist blockade!
For more than six decades, successive United States governments have unsuccessfully attempted to destroy the Cuban Revolution through a criminal and illegal economic, commercial, and financial blockade.
Déborah Rivas Saavedra, Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment of the Republic of Cuba, speaks at the general debate of the 16th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
Mr. President,
Madam Secretary-General,
Ministers, delegates, and guests,
The current system of international relations suffers from the imbalances of an unjust, unequal, and exclusionary order—one that is unsustainable for the planet and incompatible with the well-being of all, as it marginalizes the peoples of the South from global progress.
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment of the Republic of Cuba, Déborah Rivas Saavedra, speaks at the Ministerial Meeting of Small Island Developing States.
Excellencies,
Distinguished delegates and guests,
We meet today in an international context marked by unprecedented challenges that affect us all, yet whose most severe consequences fall disproportionately on Small Island Developing States.
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment of the Republic of Cuba, Déborah Rivas Saavedra, speaks at an event on Unilateral Coercive Measures. 16th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
Madam Minister, Excellencies,
We thank the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for organizing this important event and for the opportunity to address such a highly relevant issue.
Our position is clear: unilateral coercive measures are illegal under all circumstances and, therefore, unacceptable. They constitute a flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations and of the principles that underpin multilateralism.