Cuba’s ambassador to Uruguay, Lissett Perez, made these remarks during an appearance on the program Legitima Manana, broadcast online by the media outlet Caras y Caretas.

She noted that these moves by Washington coincide with Cuba’s presentation—for the thirty-fourth time—of a draft resolution titled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.”

She highlighted that the international community has approved this resolution since 1992, serving as an unequivocal rejection of Washington’s policy toward the Caribbean nation.

This carries moral weight and sends a powerful message in defense of multilateralism and international law, she pointed out.

She emphasized that the US administration has deployed a range of pressures to discourage other countries from supporting the Cuban initiative.

She pointed to the paradox that even those states most vulnerable to US pressure have consistently voted in favor of the resolution—a stance that aligns with the will of the peoples these governments are meant to represent within the global body.

Perez cited a recent statement by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, who denounced US threats—ranging from the revocation of visas and the suspension of cooperation funds for smaller nations to the harassment of their representatives at the UN and other regional forums.

The ambassador added that, concurrently, Washington has escalated its actions and rhetoric—at times even resorting to military threats—against which her country must prepare, all while enduring a blockade that constitutes an act of “silent genocide.”

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