Speaking at the 49th Ministerial Meeting of the Group, Rodríguez said that more than six decades after its foundation, the challenges are growing and dissimilar and “to face them, our unity is more essential than ever”. The unjust international economic order, the stifling external debt, the exclusive international financial architecture, unsustainable and irrational patterns of production and consumption, Unilateralism, tariff warfare and the lack of effective mechanisms to deal with global crises perpetuate poverty and dependency, he said.
Warned that a decade after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda, more than two-thirds of the Sustainable Development Goals, “which were already conservative or limited, are at risk of not being met”.
“Hate speech, intolerance, racism and xenophobia are also proliferating,” the head of Cuban diplomacy lamented, insisting that “we must act with determination in the face of the genocide against Palestine, to whose fraternal people we reiterate all our support and solidarity.”, emphasized the Cuban MP.
We reject the use of unilateral coercive measures, which cause direct, intentional and politically motivated economic and humanitarian harm to our nations.
“The people of Cuba are resisting in a creative way against the fierce blockade of the United States and the severe effects of the unjustified and arbitrary inclusion of my country on the fraudulent List of States allegedly sponsoring terrorism,” said Bruno.
All this causes deprivation to the Cuban people that today is reflected in the continuous electricity cuts, instability in the supply of medicines and food, difficulties in public transport and the deterioration of their living conditions, he recalled.
In addition, as part of its policy of maximum pressure against Cuba, the United States Government is seeking international medical cooperation from the island.
“They slander this honourable and altruistic work to harm Cuba and prevent the realization of the right to health and the normal development of South-South cooperation,” he said.
The Foreign Minister thanked the Group “for its firm and historic position against the blockade” and the members of that association of countries “which have rejected harassment by the US authorities and maintained medical cooperation with Cuba”.
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