00:00On the first day of debates, the member countries of the United Nations demanded the United
00:09States to lift the economic blockade it has imposed in Cuba for more than 60 years and
00:15that the Caribbean nation be excluded from the list of countries that allegedly sponsored
00:20terrorism.
00:21During the day, several member blocs such as the non-aligned countries, Groups of Friends
00:26in Defense of the United Nations Chartered, CELAC, CARICOM, the African Group and G77
00:32Plus China, underlined that the U.S. blockade is the major obstacle that Cuba faces in its
00:38efforts to achieve its development goals.
00:40The non-aligned government expressed its concern regarding the impact of the blockade on the
00:45livelihood of the Cuban people, while CARICOM urged the U.S. to take measures to rebuild
00:51relations with the Caribbean island to strengthen multilateralism.
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