| Date | 30 October 2007 |
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| Started | 10:00 |
| Ended | 13:05 |
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Agenda item 21
Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba
Report of the Secretary-General (A/62/92 and A/62/92/Add.1)
Draft resolution (A/62/L.1)
Mr. Amil (Pakistan)
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China under the agenda item entitled, "Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba".
The heads of State and Government of the Group of 77 and China at the second South Summit, held in Qatar in June 2005, condemned the use of economic coercive measures designed to prevent countries from exercising their right to decide their own political, economic and social systems and called on all countries not to recognize unilateral extraterritorial laws that impose sanctions on other States and foreign companies. The heads of State and Government also recognized that the embargo had caused a high degree of economic and financial damage and had negatively impacted on the welfare and well-being of the people of Cuba. They called upon the Government of the United States to put an end to the embargo.
More recently, at the thirty-first Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 and China, held in New York on 27 September 2007, the Ministers once again firmly rejected the imposition of laws and regulations with extraterritorial impact and all other forms of coercive economic measures, including unilateral sanctions against developing countries. The ministers reiterated the urgent need to eliminate them immediately. They emphasized that such actions not only undermine the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and international law, but also severely threaten the freedom of trade and investment. They therefore called on the international community to neither recognize those measures nor apply them. The G-77 and China stands firm in rejecting unilateral measures as a means of exerting pressure on developing countries.
The G-77 and China is committed to working towards a better world for all in which nations large or small can coexist peacefully. The achievement of such peaceful coexistence among nations requires an adherence by all nations to the rule of law, including international law.
In conformity with the fundamental norms of international law, international humanitarian law, the Charter of the United Nations and the norms and principles governing peaceful relations among States, the G-77 and China supports the need to eliminate coercive economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion.
The Group of 77 and China believes that the continued imposition of an economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba violates the principles of the sovereign equality of States and of non-intervention and non-interference in other States' domestic affairs, as well as international humanitarian law, the Charter of the United Nations and the norms and principles governing peaceful relations among States.
We believe that the replacement of the embargo with greater dialogue and cooperation will contribute greatly not only towards the removal of tensions, but also towards promoting meaningful exchange and partnership between countries whose destinies are linked by history and geography.
Considering the impact that the embargo has had on the everyday life of the Cuban people, the overwhelming majority of Member States are here today in support of the resolution on the necessity of ending the embargo. The G-77 and China will again support the draft resolution (A/62/L.1) before us today and would urge all Member States to do so as well.
Mr. Abdelaziz (Egypt)
I have the honour to speak regarding agenda item 21 on behalf of the 118 United Nations Member States that are members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
The Movement renews its commitment to defend, preserve and promote the Charter of the United Nations and international law. We oppose unilateralism and unilaterally imposed measures by States in violation of the Charter of the United Nations and international law. NAM rejects the adoption and implementation of extraterritorial or unilateral coercive measures or legislation, including unilateral economic sanctions, other intimidating measures and arbitrary travel restrictions, that seek to exert pressure on non-aligned countries; threaten their sovereignty, independence and freedom of trade and investment; and prevent them from exercising their right to decide, of their own free will, their own political, economic and social systems.
Those measures, laws and regulations constitute flagrant violations of the Charter of the United Nations, international law, the multilateral trading system and the norms and principles governing friendly relations among States. In this context, we are committed to persevere with effective efforts to reverse them and urge other States to do likewise, as called for by the General Assembly and other United Nations organs. NAM requests that States applying those measures or laws revoke them fully and immediately.
As reaffirmed by the heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement at their Summit Conference held in Havana in September 2006, we call once again upon the Government of the United States of America to put an end to the economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba, which, in addition to being unilateral and contrary to the Charter of the United Nations, international law and the principle of good neighbourliness, is causing huge material losses and economic damage to the people of Cuba.
NAM reiterates its deep concern over the widening of the extraterritorial nature of the embargo against Cuba and rejects the reinforcement of the measures adopted by the United States Government aimed at tightening the embargo, as well as all other recent measures carried out by the Government of the United States against the people of Cuba.
In conclusion, the Non-Aligned Movement again urges strict compliance with resolutions 47/19, 48/16, 49/9, 50/10, 51/17, 52/10, 53/4, 54/21, 55/20, 56/9, 57/11, 58/7, 59/11, 60/12 and 61/11 of the United Nations General Assembly, all related to the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.
The President
Before giving the floor to the next speaker, I would like to propose that the list of speakers in the debate on this item be now closed.
Ms. Bethel (Bahamas)
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