{"id":21148,"date":"2020-09-09T11:28:58","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T15:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=21148"},"modified":"2024-11-24T00:19:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T23:19:22","slug":"21148","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=21148","title":{"rendered":"President of Cuba\u2019s National Assembly rejects efforts to restore unipolar world order"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An article from Granma<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the pandemic, and despite international opposition, the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on Cuba by the United States for six decades has been tightened. A genocidal blockade that not only violates the human rights of Cubans, including the legitimate right to development, while denying and offending the sovereign right of other countries to sustain relations with Cuba,\u201d stated Esteban Lazo Hern\u00e1ndez, president of the National Assembly of People\u2019s Power, during the recent Fifth Conference of Parliament Presidents.<\/p>\n

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\nEsteban Lazo Hern\u00e1ndez, president of the National Assembly<\/center><\/p>\n

During the gathering, held online, Lazo, also a member of the Party\u2019s Political Bureau, reiterated our country\u2019s firm commitment to the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, that constitutes the foundation of multi-lateralism and a guide for international relations conducted by states.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe democratization of international relations, and the culture of peace,\u201d he continued, \u201crequire both recognition and respect, by all states, of the right of peoples to choose the economic, political and social system they consider appropriate, as well adherence to the principle of non-intervention in the internal affairs of other nations.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCuban parliamentarians reaffirm that a truly strong and pro-active United Nations is needed, with a transparent Security Council that it duly democratized, and also a re-vitalized General Assembly, that supports states in the sovereign construction of the future each nation itself chooses, with no interference whatsoever,\u201d he insisted.<\/p>\n

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Questions related to this article:<\/div>\n
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Where in the world can we find good leadership today?<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Does Cuba promote a culture of peace?<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Lazo, the country\u2019s top legislative authority, rejected attempts to restore a unipolar world order; the United States\u2019 failure to abide by international commitments the country has made; and its attacks on multilateral bodies.
\nHe referred to Cuba\u2019s humanist vocation and solidarity, during these difficult times for the world, providing assistance in 43 countries to support the COVID-19 battle with medical collaboration.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe National Assembly of People\u2019s Power of Cuba reaffirms our commitment to continue working with parliamentarians around the world in the establishment of a democratic, just international order, that responds to the demands for peace, security, stability, development and social justice for all peoples and contributes to fulfillment of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. At the same time, we demand that developed countries supply developing countries the necessary aid to strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to advance toward more sustainable patterns of consumption and production,\u201d Lazo stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cCuban parliamentarians,\u201d he added, \u201calso defend international cooperation as the only way to confront global problems like climate change, terrorism and migration, that undermine peace. In this spirit, we condemn violations of the Charter and international law, including threats of the use of force against sovereign states, interventions, the imposition of unilateral coercive measures, and actions meant to provoke regime change, which jeopardize the maintenance of international peace and security.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lazo reiterated the Cuban government\u2019s energetic, firm position rejecting and condemning all acts, methods and practices of terrorism, in all its forms and expressions.<\/p>\n

He also noted, \u201cThe COVID-19 pandemic makes clear the need to pay attention to migrants\u2019 health and sanitary conditions, as well,\u201d adding that Cuba is strongly committed to safe, orderly migration, and aspires to a change in the current situation of inequality, inequity and poverty, to support a lasting solution to migratory problems.<\/p>\n

Referring to the Conference\u2019s central topic, the President of Cuba\u2019s National Assembly emphasized that the representative body\u2019s members support the principles that guide the country\u2019s foreign policy, as codified in the Constitution of the Republic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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