Bolivia’s Evo Morales Reaffirms His Rejection of US Blockade against Cuba HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 29 (acn) Bolivia’s President Evo Morales joined Tuesday the call made by government representatives from about 30 countries at the UN’s General Assembly for the US to lift the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed against Cuba for nearly 50 years. In a press conference at the Government’s Palace in La Paz, Morales said Washington’s measure against Cuba is a hostile policy that is destined to fail. Morales extolled the advances of the island in different areas such as public safety and social programs Prensa Latina reported. Heads of State and foreign ministers from around 30 countries have claimed at the ongoing sessions of the UN’s General Assembly the lifting of the US blockade against Cuba. On October 26, the UN General Assembly will vote for the tenth consecutive year on a new resolution presented by Cuba demanding the end of the American blockade. In 2009, 187 countries voted in favor of the Cuban Resolution, which was the highest vote in support of the Cuban claim ever reported at the international body, with only three countries against it (US, , Israel and Palau) and two abstentions (Marshall Islands and Micronesia). (Cubaminrex-Cuban News Agency)
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