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UN General Assembly votes against US' economic, trade embargo against Cuba

The resolution is titled the "necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba"

UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly to condemn US embargo of Cuba

The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to condemn the American economic embargo of Cuba for the 30th year, with the Biden administration continuing former President Donald Trump's opposition and refusing to return to the Obama administration's 2016 abstention. The vote in the 193-member General Assembly was 185 countries supporting the condemnation, the United States and Israel opposing it, and Brazil and Ukraine abstaining. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said before the vote that since 2019, the US government has escalated the siege around our country, taking it to an even crueler and more humane dimension, with the purpose of deliberately inflicting the biggest possible damage on Cuban families. During the first 14 months of the Biden administration, the damage to the Cuban economy was estimated at USD 6.35 billion, equivalent to more than USD 15 million a day, Rodriguez said. Thursday's 185-2 vote was similar to previous years. The General Assembly's v

Cuba says US is being unfair for keeping it on sponsors of terrorism list

Cuba's deputy foreign minister accused the Biden administration of acting immorally, illegitimately and unfairly by keeping Cuba on the list of state sponsors of terrorism, claiming it has been a victim of state-sponsored terrorism by the United States for more than 60 years. Carlos Fernandez de Cossio said in an interview with The Associated Press that maintaining Cuba on the State Department blacklist with North Korea, Iran and Syria is an easy way to punish Cuba with the overall aim of trying to make Cuba what it is not to make Cuba a failed state. The U.S. unfortunately pays no price for doing something that is illegitimate, unsustainable and immoral, he said. And even though, speaking with government officials, they find no reason why Cuba should be in the list, they claim that it is politically difficult for them. The United States imposed an economic embargo on Cuba in 1960 following the revolution led by Fidel Castro and the nationalisation of properties belonging to U.S.

US won't ease ban on remittances to Cuba amid unrest over economy: Biden

US President Joe Biden said his administration will not ease restrictions on remittances sent from US residents to relatives in Cuba because Cuban government will likely confiscate the money

Trump administration re-designates Cuba as 'state sponsor of terrorism'

The Trump administration has re-designated Cuba as a "state sponsor of terrorism", reversing an Obama-era decision days ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden

US hits Cuba with new sanctions over human rights, Venezuela

Department said it will restrict Cuba's access to commercial aircraft by revoking existing licences for aircraft leases to Cuban state-owned airlines & denying future applications for aircraft leases

US embargo obstacle in fully normalising ties: Cuba

Normal bilateral relations would be a long and complex, and could only happen, once the embargo imposed in 1962 is eliminated

US, Cuba hold migration talks in Havana; no new agreements

This week, Ecuador deported to Cuba 122 islanders who had been protesting there to demand humanitarian visas to Mexico

Cuban, US banks to enhance cooperation despite blockade

Stonegate Bank, a Florida-based institution, is the only US bank that has financial relations with Cuba after it opened an office in Havana

Barack Obama, Raul Castro lay bare tensions on embargo, human rights

Castro called American embargo, 'the most important obstacle' to his country's economic development

Barack Obama to meet Raul Castro in groundbreaking Cuba talks

Obama, who arrived with his family, is the first US president to touch down on the island in 88 years