{"id":78261,"date":"2016-10-26T21:09:41","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T01:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oncubamagazine.com\/?p=78261"},"modified":"2016-10-26T21:09:41","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T01:09:41","slug":"unprecedented-u-s-abstains-in-vote-on-blockade-on-cuba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba-usa\/unprecedented-u-s-abstains-in-vote-on-blockade-on-cuba\/","title":{"rendered":"Unprecedented: U.S. abstains in vote on blockade on Cuba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United States abstained for the first time in the vote on the embargo\/blockade on Cuba at the UN. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power said that: \u201cWe have always voted against, today the United States is abstaining.\u201d Power reiterated the will to change relations between Washington and Havana.<\/p>\n<p>The voting\u2019s results was 191 countries in favor of the report presented by Cuba to the United Nations General Assembly, 2 abstentions (United States and Israel) and no votes against.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"es\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Historic vote at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UN?src=hash\">#UN<\/a> on Cuban resolution vs <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Blockade?src=hash\">#Blockade<\/a>, 191 in favor, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/US?src=hash\">#US<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Israel?src=hash\">#Israel<\/a> abstain <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WorldvsBlockade?src=hash\">#WorldvsBlockade<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MyVoteVsBlockade?src=hash\">#MyVoteVsBlockade<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CubaUS?src=hash\">#CubaUS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0vju8adCWw\">pic.twitter.com\/0vju8adCWw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cuban Embassy in US (@EmbaCubaUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmbaCubaUS\/status\/791318785051340801\">26 de octubre de 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rectification of the U.S. vote in this room has taken 24 years. They have been 24 years of isolation and failure and 58 of heroic resistance by Cuba. That is what is happening. At this moment I am thinking about my people, of Fidel and Ra\u00fal, about the young Cuban protagonists in this heroic struggle,\u201d Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodr\u00edguez said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"es\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BrunoRodriguez?src=hash\">#BrunoRodriguez<\/a>: &#8220;Congreso de <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EEUU?src=hash\">#EEUU<\/a> no ha aprobado ni una sola de las 20 propuestas para modificar aplicaci\u00f3n del <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bloqueo?src=hash\">#bloqueo<\/a>&#8220;. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CubaVsBloqueo?src=hash\">#CubaVsBloqueo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tzXf6MA10u\">pic.twitter.com\/tzXf6MA10u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Canciller\u00eda de Cuba (@CubaMINREX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CubaMINREX\/status\/791309765250994176\">26 de octubre de 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ben Rhodes, President Obama\u2019s adviser and a key person in the negotiations between the U.S. and Cuban governments, tweeted that \u201cthere is no reason to vote to defend a failed policy we oppose.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"es\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The embargo denies opportunities to Cubans and isolates the U.S. For the sake of our interests and the Cuban people it should be lifted.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Rhodes (@rhodes44) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rhodes44\/status\/791305419033423873\">26 de octubre de 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"es\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">US will abstain for first time on UNGA Resolution calling for end to embargo on Cuba. No reason to vote to defend a failed policy we oppose<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Rhodes (@rhodes44) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rhodes44\/status\/791304986395193344\">26 de octubre de 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to Carlos Alzugaray, former Cuban diplomat and political analyst, it\u2019s \u201ca historic day for two reasons: once again for the 25th consecutive time the international community is voting \u2013 this time unanimously \u2013 in favor of lifting the blockade; but what\u2019s most important is the United States\u2019 surprising abstention and, above all, Ambassador Samantha Power\u2019s speech. Our hats off to her and President Obama. If anyone had doubts about her government\u2019s sincerity in terms of its opposition to the blockade, now there is no room for doubts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. ambassador said before the General Assembly: \u201cWe want to be among the first to recognize, as our counterparts say, that our history has important reasons for collaboration and we recognize the efforts and determination of the Cuban government to achieve equity between boys and girls in their country, and other actions designed to improve the life of Cubans on the island.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She alluded to what she presented as \u201ca moving example\u201d to mention that \u201cin 2014 we faced the worst epidemic of ebola. The action of the international community was slow, and President Obama sent 3,000 troops to combat. Another country that took the step was Cuba, sending an enormous amount of doctors to fight against ebola in an extraordinary effort for a country of only 11 million inhabitants,\u201d she specified.<\/p>\n<p>However, Power insisted on the arguments of the legality of the blockade, saying that \u201call U.S. actions in terms of Cuba have been and are according to the UN Charter and International Law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also noted that \u201cas President Obama said in Havana, we recognize that the island\u2019s future is in the hands of the Cubans. In the almost two years in which the president indicated the change in our focus we have amended on six occasions the regulations that implement the embargo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Cuban side, represented by Bruno Rodr\u00edguez, recalled that many of these measures \u201cwill not be able to be implemented unless others are approved that finally allow Cuba to freely export and import products and services to and from the United States; using the U.S. dollar in its international financial transactions and operating accounts in that currency in third country banks; as well as having access to credits and financing of private entities and international financial institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"es\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just informed UNGA that U.S. will abstain for 1st time on annual resolution on US embargo on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cuba?src=hash\">#Cuba<\/a>. Vote up next: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hH1Nt74SCl\">https:\/\/t.co\/hH1Nt74SCl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sGEKSsInUL\">pic.twitter.com\/sGEKSsInUL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Samantha Power (@AmbassadorPower) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmbassadorPower\/status\/791311291516420096\">26 de octubre de 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Arturo L\u00f3pez-Levy, a Cuban resident in the United States and professor of politics and international relations in the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, also shared with OnCuba his opinion about the news:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The U.S. and Israeli vote of abstention has the important symbolism that no State in any part of the world with any arguments defends the policy of blockade against Cuba. It is a sign of new times in which an international environment friendlier to reforms and the expansion of freedoms in Cuba is confirmed. It is also a confirmation of the victory of the resistance of Cuban nationalism for one and a half century against U.S. interventionist policies.<\/p>\n<p>For Cuba and the United States the challenge is now to build normal relations between both States and societies, according to the norms of international law.<\/p>\n<p>For Cuba and Israel there is also the task of improving their diplomatic relations. The Israeli abstention eliminates one of the principal Cuban criticisms of the Jewish state and must open spaces for a new dialogue between the two States. Multilateral discrepancies and diplomatic alliances must not be an obstacle for the promotion of their respective national interests.<\/p>\n<p>Israel and Cuba both have vibrant scientific, cultural and educational communities. The largest Cuban population in the Middle East lives in Israel, given the growing emigration of Cuban Jews to that country. There\u2019s also an important interest in the Israeli business community about the reforms in Cuba. It\u2019s time to at least establish consular relations between the two countries.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIsrael\u2019s abstention has made us very happy. It is clear that there is no sense in voting in favor of an outdated policy. It never made any sense. But it\u2019s very good that these steps were taken that will favor at some time the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba and Israel. As Jews and as Cubans, with love of both nations, our greatest hope is that one not-too-distant a day both nations will resume their relations. It will be of great social benefit. The first steps have been taken. May God and the will of men help in these questions,\u201d David Prinstein, vice president of the Hebrew Community in Cuba, said to OnCuba.<\/p>\n<p>This is how Sergio Alejandro G\u00f3mez, head of the daily Granma\u2019s international news writing staff, commented on the event.<\/p>\n<p><em>Listening to Samantha Power speak well about Cuba is like a homily by the Pope about the orgasm. There\u2019s no doubt things are changing.<\/em><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fsergioalejandro.gomezgallo%2Fposts%2F10154241494189753&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Jorge Lega\u00f1oa, assistant editor-in-chief of the Cuban News Agency, shared a photo that shows the evolution of the support for the resolution presented by Cuba at the UN since 1992.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"es\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">EL MUNDO con <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cuba?src=hash\">#Cuba<\/a> por vig\u00e9simo quinta ocasi\u00f3n contra el bloqueo de <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EEUU?src=hash\">#EEUU<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CubaVsBloqueo?src=hash\">#CubaVsBloqueo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/YovotovsBloqueo?src=hash\">#YovotovsBloqueo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JosefinaVidalF\">@JosefinaVidalF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoseRCabanas\">@JoseRCabanas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a6d4gw07l8\">pic.twitter.com\/a6d4gw07l8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jorge Lega\u00f1oa (@cronicasdecuba) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cronicasdecuba\/status\/791325745490432000\">26 de octubre de 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States abstained for the first time in the vote on the embargo\/blockade on Cuba at the UN. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power said that: \u201cWe have always voted against, today the United States is abstaining.\u201d Power reiterated the will to change relations between Washington and Havana. 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