The newspaper reflected Ambassador Susellys Perez Mesa’s call for global support in the context of the upcoming vote in the UN General Assembly on the resolution demanding an end to the economic, commercial, and financial blockade of the Caribbean island.

In its online version, The Herald published the Chief of Mission’s statement on the eve of the thirty-third vote on the resolution, which “receives the almost unanimous support of UN members.”

The US government remains steadfast in implementing this cruel and illegal policy with the objective—according to the text—of deteriorating the population’s standard of living, provoking dissatisfaction, despair, and irritation, as a means of fomenting a social uprising.

Furthermore, “Cuba’s unjustifiable continued inclusion on the arbitrary and unilateral list of alleged sponsors of terrorism is dishonest and politically motivated,” the leading outlet reported.

According to the newspaper, Cuba considers its inclusion on the list one of the most impactful measures to strengthen the deterrent and intimidating effects on third parties and has increased its country risk.

Remaining on the list, she added, causes serious difficulties for foreign investment, banking and financial operations, international trade, access to financing, fuel purchases, and suppliers of goods and inputs essential to economic development.

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