At the term of the vote, in which 129 member states backed the text, Panamanian representatives highlighted the political significance of that result and the strength of the historical ties of friendship and solidarity between the two peoples.

Panama’s former ambassador to Havana Luis “Lucho” Gomez considered that the support for the resolution constitutes a demonstration of the dignity, strength and resilience of the Cuban people, always willing to dialogue.

For his part, Robinson Hernandez, integral to a movement in solidarity with Cuba in Panama West, affirmed that the peoples of the world continue to back the Caribbean nation in the face of a policy he qualified as unjust and criminal, despite the pressures.

Similarly, he congratulated the Panamanian delegation for its stand on the vote and reiterated that international solidarity with Cuba transcends differences between governments.

The Cuban Ambassador to Panama, Orestes Perez, qualified the result as a victory for the Cuban people, who face daily the consequences of the economic restrictions imposed by Washington.

For his part, Panama’s ambassador to the United Nations, Eloy Alfaro, explained that the vote in favor of the resolution responded to the historic relations of friendship and fraternity that bind both countries, and expressed Panama’s solidarity with the Cuban people.

The General Assembly passed the resolution with 130 votes in favor, 17 against and 25 abstentions, during the final day of the annual debate on the need to end the blockade imposed by Washington against the greater West Indies.

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