With 130 votes in favor and 17 against, the United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution opposing the United States’ economic embargo on Cuba. This was the 34th consecutive year that the Assembly has called for an end to these restrictions, while North Macedonia again voted against lifting the embargo.
Among the countries in the region, apart from our country, Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina also voted against lifting the embargo. Albania and Croatia abstained, while Serbia supported lifting the embargo.
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Hungary, Slovenia, Latvia, Colombia and the Czech Republic also lined up against the resolution.
A year earlier, the resolution had received the support of 165 countries, while seven voted against it and 12 abstained. This year’s vote took place after an intensified diplomatic effort by Washington to persuade more states to oppose the document or refrain from taking a position.
The resolution is not legally binding and does not oblige Washington to change its sanctions policy. Nevertheless, it reflects the position of the international community on the embargo./Telegrafi/
