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Medina Gonzalez

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2014-02-19
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2014-02-19
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  1. “Cuba will remain committed to achieving a democratic and equitable international order that responds to the calls for peace, development and justice by peoples the world over.”

    2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source

  2. “The attempt to impose formally perfect laws and institutions under certain preconceived canons that have been laid out by the centres of power and the manipulation of matters of global importance, such as the promotion and protection of human rights, not only distort that concept but make it inapplicable. Therefore, Cuba strongly condemns any measure, policy or unilateral law that is contrary to international law and any attempt to minimize the implementation of article 28 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states that everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in the Declaration can be fully realized. Cuba reiterates its clear political will to keep working with the other Member States for the revitalization and strengthening of the Organization.”

    2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source

  3. “In addition, international institutions must also be democratized in the economic, monetary and financial spheres so that they become tools serving the development of peoples and of every human being, leaving behind their despicable role as the guardians of opulence and selfishness. That will require systems of rules and institutions, at the national and international levels, that ensure full participation by peoples and by every human being in the adoption of decisions involving them, the implementation of programmes and policies aimed at promoting and consolidating equity and social justice and the realization of all rights for all peoples and persons.”

    2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source

  4. “The reform of the United Nations in such a way that it becomes a standard of transparency, democracy and participation of the entire international community in resolving pressing global problems is a fundamental component of the rule of law at the international level. That requires a truly democratic and participatory United Nations, with a transparent and democratized Security Council and a revitalized General Assembly that assumes the central role in the realization ofthe right of peoples and every human being to a just, democratic and equitable international order and supports the efforts of States in the sovereign construction of the future decided upon by each nation for itself.”

    2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source

  5. “Neither can it be denied that the promotion and strengthening of the so-called rule of law also presupposes respect for the institutions sovereignly established in each State, without discrimination or double standards, and recognition of the legitimate right of peoples to create institutions relevant to their historic evolution, their needs and their economic, sociopolitical and cultural interests. No one can replace or interfere in the determination of national authorities to strengthen their respective political, economic and legal arrangements and in the functioning of their institutions. States owe obedience only to the sovereign will of their peoples and the international obligations undertaken in implementation of that will.”

    2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source

  6. “Paragraphs 1 and 3 of the Declaration of the high- level meeting of the General Assembly on the rule of law at the national and international levels (General Assembly resolution 67/1), adopted in September 2012, clearly state that the sovereign equality of States, the fulfilment in good faith of the obligations assumed by them, the peaceful settlement of disputes, abstention from the use or threat of use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State and non-interference in the internal affairs of other members of the international community are basic principles that cannot be violated under any circumstances.”

    2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source

  7. “It is difficult to believe that the so-called rule oflaw does exist in international relations when unilateralism and economic, commercial and financial policies and measures contrary to international law contravene its essential foundations, as do actions aimed at imposing regime change and aimed at interference and intervention, including through the incitement to internal conflict in sovereign States based on foreign agendas of domination and hegemonic influence.”

    2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source

  8. “Regardless of what we call it, respect for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of States, refraining from the use or the threat of use of force, the self-determination of States and non-interference in the internal affairs of States, as clearly set out as early as 1970 in the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, is the essential foundation of international law and serves as a prerequisite for the peaceful coexistence of nations for the sake of achieving peace and development, which should be our ultimate goal.”

    2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source

  9. “Mr. Medina Gonzalez (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): Cuba reiterates its unwavering commitment to the values of equity, solidarity and social justice, both at the national level and through the establishment of a democratic and just international order. First of all, allow me clearly to state that, in Cuba's opinion, we are not referring here to a new category or a new concept. What today is called the rule of law at the international level is simply the full observance of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of international law.”

    2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source