HE the Ambassador participated, at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, on 6 September 2018, in the meeting of heads of diplomatic missions accredited in Havana and representatives of international organizations, with HE the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Mr. Bruno Rodríguez, to submit the report on resolution 4/27 on “the Necessity of Ending the Economic, Commercial and Financial American Embargo Against Cuba”.

In his speech, the Cuban minister noted that relations with its neighbor declined after President Donald Trump came to power.

He said that the report submitted by his government covers the period from April 2017 to March 2018, referring to the Extraterritorial violations affecting the relations of Cuba with third countries and violations of all international conventions.

He explained that the total economic damage to his country as a result of the embargo during the period mentioned amounted to 933.678 million dollars.

He addressed the accusations against his country over the alleged audio attacks and the US administration's reduction of its diplomatic mission in Havana, completely denying the accusations.

He affirmed that the Cuban government's decision is to raise the resolution at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

Finally, he appealed to the heads of diplomatic missions to transmit this information to their governments, in support of the Cuban decision to end the embargo.