Cuba: US Seeks to Shift Votes on Havana Sanctions Through Coercion

Cuban Foreign Minister says the US is seeking to shift votes against Havana's sanctions through blackmail.

Cuba's foreign minister announced: America is seeking to change votes against Havana's sanctions with blackmail.

According to Ambassador Arjan, citing Ambassador Arjan, Cuba condemned America for putting pressure on countries to oppose a resolution regarding the cancellation of trade sanctions against Havana, which is scheduled to be voted on in the United Nations General Assembly at the end of October.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez wrote in a message on the X social network that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is "concerned and anxious about another failure at the United Nations" and is "exerting pressure and blackmailing the heads of various countries and governments" to make them change their vote.

Rodríguez added: With his repeated lies and new actions, he is trying to cover up the collective punishment he has imposed on the Cuban people.

According to the State Department, Rubio spoke by phone with El Salvador's Vice President Naib Boquele on Tuesday and asked him to join the United States and aligned partners in "advancing shared priorities at the United Nations."