Nueva York, 19 de junio de 2024.- El Grupo de Amigos en Defensa de la Carta de las Naciones Unidas emitió, este miércoles, un Comunicado Especial en el que demanda al gobierno de los Estados Unidos excluir a Cuba de la unilateral lista de países que supuestamente patrocinan el terrorismo.
Los Estados miembros de este Grupo denuncian que la inclusión de Cuba en esta lista ha reforzado de manera significativa los efectos negativos del criminal e ilegal bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero impuesto contra la isla caribeña por el gobierno de los Estados Unidos.
Asimismo, el Grupo de Amigos en Defensa de la Carta de las Naciones Unidas reafirma su permanente solidaridad con el pueblo y gobierno cubanos al tiempo que instan al gobierno estadounidense a levantar de manera inmediata e incondicional el bloqueo en consonancia con las 31 resoluciones adoptadas al respecto por la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas.
Los Estados miembros del referido Grupo reiteran, además, su rechazo categórico a todas las medidas coercitivas unilaterales, incluyendo aquellas aplicadas como instrumentos de presión política o económica contra cualquier país.
El Grupo de Amigos en Defensa de la Carta de las Naciones Unidas es una iniciativa de un grupo de Estados miembros que tiene como objetivo principal proteger y promover los principios fundamentales establecidos en la referida Carta de la ONU.
A continuación, texto del Comunicado Especial en inglés:
SPECIAL COMMUNIQUE OF THE “GROUP OF FRIENDS IN DEFENSE OF THE CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS” DEMANDING THE REMOVAL OF CUBA FROM THE UNILATERAL LIST OF COUNTRIES THAT ALLEGEDLY SPONSOR TERRORISM
1. The Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations unequivocally rejects the political manipulation of the fight against terrorism, including through the issuance of these arbitrary, illegitimate and unilateral lists accusing States of alleged support for terrorism; a practice that is totally incompatible with the Charter of the United Nations and international law as a whole.
2. The Member States of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations refer, in this context, to the recent removal of the Republic of Cuba from the U.S. State Department’s unilateral list of countries that allegedly do not fully cooperate with U.S. counter-terrorism efforts.
3. The Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations note with deep concern that this action does not correct the unjust, unfounded and slanderous accusation against the Republic of Cuba, as that nation remains arbitrarily included on the U.S. State Department’s unilateral list of States that allegedly sponsor terrorism.
4. The Member States of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations further notes that the inclusion of the Republic of Cuba on that list has significantly reinforced the negative effects of the criminal and illegal economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed against the Cuban people by the government of the United States of America, including enormous difficulties in carrying out financial and commercial operations and serious damages to the subsistence and integrity of the Cuban population.
5. The Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations reaffirm their unwavering solidarity with the Cuban people and government, while urging, once again, the government of the United States of America to put an immediate and unconditional end to the blockade, complying with the 31 resolutions adopted in this regard by the General Assembly of the United Nations and to immediately exclude the Republic of Cuba from the arbitrary and unilateral list of States allegedly sponsoring terrorism.
6. The Member States of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations reiterates its categorical rejection of all unilateral coercive measures, including those applied as instruments of political or economic and financial pressure against any country.
New York, 19 June 2024
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