U.N. Approves Resolution Urging U.S. to Repeal Embargo Against Cuba
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The U.N. General Assembly has again overwhelmingly approved a resolution urging the United States to repeal its 47-year-old trade embargo against Cuba.
The vote Wednesday in the 192-member world body was 185 to 3, with 2 abstentions. Last year, the vote was 184 to 4, with 1 abstention.
Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque said before the vote that it will be up to the next U.S. president to decide whether the embargo is a failed policy. But he stressed that the United States will never bring the Cuban people to their knees.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}U.S. diplomat Ron Goddard said the embargo is justified because the Cuban government is undemocratic and restricts political and economic freedom.