Sinn F\u00e9in\u2019s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Se\u00e1n Crowe TD, has welcomed that a motion calling for a lifting of the US blockade of Cuba was comprehensively passed at the United Nations.<\/p>\n
Deputy Crowe said:<\/p>\n
\u201cA motion in the UN calling for an end to the illegal and inhuman economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba was historically passed with 191 in favour and 2 against.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the 24th\u00a0year in a row that this motion has been passed and this year it has only been opposed by the USA and Israel. It is clear that Governments and people worldwide reject this cruel blockade.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis unilateral measure imposed against Cuba for 55 years has cost the island hundreds of millions of dollars and its human impact is incalculable.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe recent rapprochement in relations between the USA and Cuba opens up the possibility of an end to the blockade. The relaxation of some aspects of it is already assisting the Cuban economy, but the blockade must go in its entirety.<\/p>\n
\u201cDespite Embassies opening in Washington and Havana this summer, the blockade is still very much in place. Normal relations between two countries cannot exist while one is kept under such an unfair and brutal blockade. Ending the blockade is an urgent necessity.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is disappointing to see Israel voting against this positive motion but it is not really surprising considering its own illegal and inhuman blockade in Gaza.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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