Press Release: Cuba calls to increase international cooperation, in view of the danger posed by the existence of weapons of mass destruction and their possible use.
New York, 28 June 2017. At the Open Debate of the Security Council on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, Ambassador Ana Silvia Rodríguez Abascal, Deputy Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, shared the legitimate international concern regarding the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons.
Press Release: Another fine levied by Trump´s government for violations of the Blockade against Cuba.
New York, 27 June 2017. The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed a fine against US insurance company American International Group (AIG) for $148,698 on June 26, owing to the alleged violation of several sanctions programs of the United States government, including the blockade against Cuba.
Press Release: Cuba reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of Puerto Rico to free determination and independence, with the presence of the Puerto Rican fighter and patriot, Oscar López Rivera.
New York, 19 June 2017. At the Committee on Decolonization, under item: The Question of Puerto Rico, the Deputy Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, Ambassador Ana Silvia Rodríguez Abascal, defined the session as “a historic day” by the presence of Oscar López Rivera,a fighter against colonialism, imprisoned for more than 35 years in US prisons, struggling for the self-determination, independence and freedom of his homeland.
Press Release: The UN Special Committee on Decolonization adopts resolution presented by Cuba on the colonial case of Puerto Rico.
New York, 19 June 2017. The UN Special Committee on Decolonization adopted today another resolution, by consensus, on the Question of Puerto Rico, which already adds up to 35 in the last 17 years.
The Resolution, presented by Cuba and cosponsored by Nicaragua, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Russia and Syria, is a proof of the historical commitment with the brotherly people of Puerto Rico and its patriots.
Press Release: Cuba conveys message of appreciation following the adoption of draft resolution on the question of Puerto Rico.
New York, 19 June 2017. On behalf of the Cuban delegation and following the adoption of draft resolution on the question of Puerto Rico, Ambassador Ana Silvia Rodríguez Abascal, Deputy Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, thanked all members of the Special Committee on Decolonization and the other delegations that spoke on the issue, for the strong and valuable support to the adoption of the resolution, once again, by consensus.