For the 31st time the world expressed its rejection of the blockade that the United States has maintained on Cuba for more than 60 years. teleSUR
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00:00 We have heard the last speaker in the debate on this item.
00:08 The assembly will now take a decision
00:11 on draft resolution A/78/L5 entitled Necessity
00:20 of Ending the Economic, Commercial, and Financial Embargo Imposed
00:26 by the United States of America against Cuba.
00:32 A recorded vote has been requested.
00:37 We shall now begin the voting.
00:41 Those in favor of draft resolution A/78/L5,
00:49 please signify those against abstentions.
00:56 >> The General Assembly is now voting
01:03 on draft resolution A/78/L5 entitled Necessity
01:11 of Ending the Economic, Commercial, and Financial Embargo Imposed
01:17 by the United States of America against Cuba.
01:20 Will all delegations confirm
01:23 that their votes are accurately reflected on the screen?
01:27 The voting has been completed.
01:36 >> We're watching live the plenary session of the UN General Assembly
01:43 as the voting is now underway on the session that is focused on the need
01:50 to put an end on the U.S. embargo on Cuba.
01:54 We witness today an overwhelming majority of the nations represented
01:59 at the organism who have expressed themselves in favor of the resolution
02:04 to end the unilateral embargo, and we now have the voting results
02:10 at the images we have 187 countries who have voted in favor
02:19 of lifting the U.S. embargo on Cuba.
02:27 This is of course the result of the overwhelming majority
02:30 of countries who have expressed throughout the day
02:34 and yesterday as well at this UN plenary session
02:38 the need to lift this coercive unilateral measures
02:44 who have been imposed on the island nation for over 60 years.
02:51 Let's recall we are now witnessing the vote has already been had
03:01 on the need to lift the U.S. embargo on Cuba.
03:06 This is a draft presented by the Cuban nation and 187,
03:13 an overwhelming majority of the countries have voted in favor
03:17 of lifting the blockade with only two countries voting against
03:27 and one country abstaining from the vote.
03:34 the boat.