Cuba hopes that Chile will maintain its long-standing state policy of voting at the United Nations against the U.S. blockade, stated the island’s ambassador, Oscar Cornelio Oliva.
In statements to Prensa Latina, the diplomat recalled that Chile has consistently backed the resolution calling for an end to this siege and has supported the Cuban people — not only at the UN, but also within the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and other international forums.
“We hope that this state policy will continue next week at the General Assembly,” the ambassador said, adding that various sectors of Chilean society have urged their government to maintain this stance.
Cornelio Oliva rejected the pressure exerted by the United States on a significant number of countries to take a position against Cuba.
Nevertheless, he expressed confidence that on Wednesday, October 28th, Cuba will once again secure majority support against the blockade, just as it has on the 33 previous occasions.
The ambassador denounced that Cuba is currently the target of a multidimensional aggression.
In addition to the economic, commercial, financial, and energy blockade, the country faces the threat of military aggression and a vicious media war — all intended to justify this very policy, he asserted.
This week, Alicia Lira, recipient of the National Human Rights Award, delivered a letter to Chilean President José Antonio Kast on behalf of the Solidarity Movement, urging him to support the resolution against the blockade.
“Abstaining or voting against the resolution would mean breaking with a historical tradition and distancing Chile from the vast majority of the international community—precisely at a time when the blockade has reached its most inhumane point,” the letter states. Speaking to this agency, Councilwoman Bárbara Plaza, from the municipality of Huechuraba, expressed her hope that state policies opposing the blockade of the island will be maintained.
“We cannot allow the Cuban people — a people who have also shown great solidarity with our own country — to continue being stifled,” she stated.
[ SOURCE: PRENSA LATINA ]
