On the first day of debates, the member countries of the United Nations demanded the United States to lift the economic blockade it has imposed on Cuba for more than 60 years. They also requested that the Caribbean nation be excluded from the list of countries that allegedly sponsor terrorism.
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00:00On the first day of debates, the member countries of the United Nations demanded the United
00:09States to lift the economic blockade it has imposed in Cuba for more than 60 years and
00:15that the Caribbean nation be excluded from the list of countries that allegedly sponsored
00:20terrorism.
00:21During the day, several member blocs such as the non-aligned countries, Groups of Friends
00:26in Defense of the United Nations Chartered, CELAC, CARICOM, the African Group and G77
00:32Plus China, underlined that the U.S. blockade is the major obstacle that Cuba faces in its
00:38efforts to achieve its development goals.
00:40The non-aligned government expressed its concern regarding the impact of the blockade on the
00:45livelihood of the Cuban people, while CARICOM urged the U.S. to take measures to rebuild
00:51relations with the Caribbean island to strengthen multilateralism.