At a press briefing shortly before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) submits the resolution “Necessity of Ending the Economic, Commercial, and Financial Blockade Imposed by the United States of America against Cuba,” the diplomat reiterated his infinite gratitude to this country for its steadfast stance.

Polanco remembered that the UN Secretary-General’s report on the issue includes Vietnam’s contribution, which “joins the international community in urging the United States to heed these calls, end its illegal unilateral blockade against Cuba, and remove this country from the State Sponsors of Terrorism (SSOT) list.”

The head of the Cuban mission in Vietnam stressed that Vietnamese President Luong Cuong also clearly denounced, at the current 77th UNGA session, the presence and continuation of the US blockade and called for its end.

Polanco pointed out that this will be the 33rd time, since 1992, that the resolution, “which has historically enjoyed overwhelming approval from the international community,” will be submitted.

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