Other Statements

Mr. President:

We welcome this meeting promoted by Guyana under the leadership of its President.

Above all, Cuba condemns, in the strongest terms, the genocide perpetrated by Israel against the Palestinian people, as well as the recent unjustified attacks against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

These crimes are supported and enabled by the United States government.

Mr. President,

My delegation endorses the statement made by Venezuela on behalf of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations, as well as the statements to be made by Uganda and Iraq on behalf of the NAM and the Group of 77 and China, respectively.

The U.S. economic blockade against Cuba goes beyond the term of unilateral extraterritorial coercive measures and the concept of a trade embargo.

Ms. President:

Numerous resolutions from the General Assembly, the Security Council, and the African Union have ratified the right to self-determination of the Saharawi people to date.

Over 60 years have passed since the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization designated Western Sahara as a Non-Self-Governing Territory.

It is imperative that the international community commit to implementing the UN resolutions and decisions on Western Sahara.

Dear Co-Chairs, Dear Colleagues,

Thank you for convening this meeting. We appreciate this opportunity to discuss the eight working groups of the conference.

Achieving peace in the Middle East requires a just solution to the Palestinian question. The Israeli government is trying to prevent this by all means, including destroying the State of Palestine to annul the creation of two states.