New York, September 28, 2024 – The Republic of Cuba, represented by Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez, addressed the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York on Saturday, where he demanded the lifting of the unjustified embargo against Cuba and warned of attempts to incite violence in Venezuela.

“We denounce the attempts to provoke violence and destabilization in Venezuela. We reaffirm our firm support and solidarity with the Bolivarian, Chavista government and the civic-military union of the Venezuelan people, led by President Nicolás Maduro Moros. The calls to disregard the electoral results are irresponsible and disrespectful of the popular will and its legitimate institutions,” stated Cuba’s Foreign Minister.

At the UN headquarters, Rodríguez reminded the Assembly that the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) declared the region a zone of peace in Havana.

“That historic commitment is more relevant than ever. Every day, we defend peace and multilateralism in the face of unilateral coercive measures that seriously harm Syria, Belarus, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Zimbabwe, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Iran, Russia, Cuba, and other nations,” he emphasized.

Rodríguez also expressed Cuba’s support for the legitimate right to self-determination and independence of Puerto Rico, while noting that the international community has a historical debt to Haiti, “the protagonist of the first anti-slavery, social, and independence revolution on the continent.”

On the conflict between Israel and Palestine, the Cuban Foreign Minister declared, “The genocide against the Palestinian people must end unconditionally and without delay. Israel, with the complicity of the United States, has placed the world on the brink of a large-scale conflagration. The reckless aggression against Lebanon, Syria, Iran, and the peoples of the Middle East will have consequences that are difficult to estimate.”