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Rodríguez Abascal

lines on the record: 125
first: 2016-01-26
most recent: 2020-01-10
sittings or episodes: 17
sources: un-security-council

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“As the President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz Canel Bermúdez, has said, “Cuba will take all measures needed to stop the interventionist efforts of the United States, safeguard the tranquillity and welfare of the population, safeguard national unity and defend, at any cost, the sovereignty and independence of the country.” Our country will continue to contribute, with its limited resources, all its energy and unwavering will, to the well-being of other peoples, especially those most in need, through inclusive international cooperation for sustainable development. Cuba will remain committed to defending the Charter for the promotion of international peace and security.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“In Cuba, we have fought for peace; we have cooperated with many other peoples in the search for a better life; and we have stopped at nothing to defend our independence and sovereignty. We have never been intimidated or bowed down — nor will we be bowed down — by the illegal and criminal economic, commercial and financial blockade that the United States Government has imposed on our small island for almost six decades, which has now been intensified by a brutal economic war and the comprehensive application of the Helms-Burton Act, while disregarding the appeal of the international community, which has rejected that policy and demanded that it end 28 consecutive times in the General Assembly.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“It must promote a just, democratic and equitable international order that responds to the demand for peace, development and justice of peoples throughout the world and contributes to the full implementation of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It must defend multilateralism and reject any proposal that would constitute interference by the Council in matters falling within the purview of the other principal organs of the Organization, especially the General Assembly. A truly strong and participatory United Nations is required, with a transparent and duly democratized Security Council and a revitalized General Assembly that supports States in consolidating their sovereignty for the future which should be determined by every nation without any kind of interference.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“The Security Council must carry out its functions in accordance with the powers conferred upon it by the Charter itself to safeguard international peace and security, but it must do so without double standards or discrimination, and always in accordance with justice and principles. It is therefore the duty of all to work towards reaching peaceful solutions and to firmly, effectively and resolutely avoid war. In particular, this main organ of the Organization must exhaust all avenues to safeguard peace and life, and prevent the promotion and actualization of the philosophy of dispossession, agendas involving regime change and attempts to violate the right of peoples to self-determination.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“However, continued violations of the Charter and breaches of international law, including the use or threat of use of force against sovereign States, acts of aggression against the sovereignty of other nations and interference in the internal affairs of States, continue to occur on a daily basis. We reject the prosecution of unconventional wars for purposes of hegemonic domination, attempts to reimpose a unipolar order, targeted assassinations of foreign leaders, the plundering and theft of natural resources, the imposition of unilateral coercive measures, policies of extraterritoriality, unilateral sanctions, all forms of pressure and all other such acts of aggression that undermine multilateralism, jeopardize peace and stability and disrespect the provisions of the Charter.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“The United Nations and the Charter of the United Nations were born of the imperative need to save the world from another world war and with the perennial goal of ensuring peace, security, dignity and development for all the peoples of the world. As this year marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of its adoption, we reiterate Cuba’s firm commitment to defending the purposes and principles of the Charter, which are the cornerstone of multilateralism, one of the main sources of international law and a guide for the conduct of States in their international relations.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Ms. Rodríguez Abascal (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): We align ourselves with the statement to be delivered by the delegation of Azerbaijan on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. We congratulate Viet Nam on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the current month and the five new non-permanent Council members for the 2020-2021 term. We wish them every success in discharging their responsibilities. We also acknowledge the work done by the delegations of Equatorial Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire, Kuwait, Peru and Poland as non-permanent members of the Council in 2018 and 2019. We welcome the holding of this open debate at the ministerial level, which is both timely and necessary.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“We will continue to support the demand of the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic to recover the Golan Heights and we demand once again the total and unconditional withdrawal of Israel from the Syrian Golan and all occupied Arab territories. We reject the fabrication of pretexts and concepts attempting to legitimize in the Council the unilateral use of force and aggression against sovereign States. We demand respect for multilateralism, an end to double standards, interference in the internal affairs of others, foreign aggression and support for terrorist groups to promote instability and conflicts in the Middle East.”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“We reiterate our strongest condemnation of the decision of the United States Government to recognize the occupied Golan as the territory of Israel, which constitutes a serious and flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations, international law and the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, in particular resolution 497 (1981). That latest manoeuvre from Washington, which violates the legitimate interests of the Syrian people and the Arab and Islamic nations, will have a serious impact on stability and security in the Middle East and will further increase tensions in this volatile region.”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“We reject the unilateral action of the United States Government to recognize the city of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel; the withdrawal of financial support to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East; and all unilateral measures and attempts to undermine the two-State solution, which is the only Viable and realistic solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. We also reject the so-called pact of the century, drawn up by the current United States Government, which ignores both the creation of a Palestinian State and the two-State solution, which has had the historical backing of the United Nations, the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, the League of Arab States, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and other international actors.”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“We reaffirm our unstinting support for a comprehensive, fair and lasting solution to the Israeli- Palestinian conflict that allows the Palestinian people to exercise the right to self-determination and to have an independent and sovereign State based on the pre- 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, as well as the right of return of refugees. We express to the Palestinian Government and people our unwavering solidarity and support for Palestine's entry as a full member of the United Nations.”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“It must also demand compliance with its resolutions on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, in particular resolution 2334 (2016). The complicit silence ofthe Council is unacceptable. The Council has not even condemned the escalation of violence or the tragic events that have been taking place in the Gaza Strip since 30 March 2018, owing once again to the repeated obstruction of the delegation of the United States. We express deep concern about Israel's decision not to renew the mandate of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron, in compliance with the relevant Council resolutions, the Oslo II Accords and international law, as well as the freezing of the revenue of the Palestinian Authority.”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“We condemn in the strongest terms the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territory, all illegal and colonizing policies, practices and measures, as well as the indiscriminate and disproportionate use of force against Palestinian civilians in the occupied territories, including East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, in flagrant Violation of the Charter of the United Nations and international humanitarian law. In the light of those events, we once again call on the Security Council to fulfil the responsibility granted by the United Nations Charter to maintain international peace and security. The Council must demand the immediate end of the occupation of the Palestinian territories and the aggressive policies and colonizing practices.”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“Ms. Rodriguez Abascal (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, I should like to endorse the statement that will be made by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. Since the last quarterly open debate (see S/PV.8517), far from taking steps to immediately and completely end the illegal Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territory, greater impetus has been given to the expansion of settlements, which is troubling. Punitive demolitions, seizures of Palestinian structures by the Israeli authorities, the forced displacement of hundreds ofPalestinian civilians and the increase in violence have resulted in the continuing deterioration of the situation on the ground.”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“We support the intergovernmental negotiations in the General Assembly, which should continue to be transparent and inclusive. The way forward can be found only through debate, within the established timelines and frameworks, on the basis of consensus among all Member States. We reiterate the need for a reformed, democratic, transparent and efficient Security Council that represents the interests of all States Members of the Organization in order to preserve multilateralism and the long-term credibility and legitimacy of the United Nations.”
2019-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8539 (2019) · source
“It must cease taking up issues beyond its remit, in particular those that fall under the mandate of the General Assembly. Pursuant to the mandate entrusted to it under the Charter, the Security Council should focus on the most urgent issues that threaten international peace and security. As envisaged, Chapter VII should be invoked as a last resort. We oppose the selective manipulation of the Council's methods and practices in terms of political agendas and control, in particular attempts to introduce topics that are not on its agenda, as well as politicization in the consideration of other issues of which it is seized. We reaffirm that there can be no genuine reform of the United Nations until the Security Council is reformed.”
2019-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8539 (2019) · source
“We regret that the Security Council continues to submit to the General Assembly annual reports that are merely a descriptive overview of its meetings, activities and decisions, rather than providing an explanatory, comprehensive and analytical description ofits work that enables us to assess the reasons for and implications ofits decisions. The lack of special reports on measures to maintain international peace and security for consideration by the General Assembly, as requested under Articles 15 and 24 of the Charter, is another shortcoming that the Council must overcome. In addition to a change in working methods, the Security Council must align its functions with the mandate entrusted to it by the Charter of the United Nations.”
2019-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8539 (2019) · source
“While we acknowledge the increase in recent years in the number of public meetings, including open debates and wrap-up sessions, as well as the innovative practice of consultations and exchanges with Member States for the selection and appointment of the Secretary-General, the Security Council continues to work primarily in closed formats, to take decisions without heeding the concerns of Member States and to force decisions on draft resolutions even when there are significant differences over their content. Furthermore, Cuba reiterates the need for the Council to adopt a definitive text that regulates its work and puts an end to the provisional status that has characterized its rules of procedure for more than 70 years. That is essential in terms of transparency and the need for accountability.”
2019-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8539 (2019) · source
“Pursuant to Article 24 of the Charter of the United Nations, Members recognize that, in the discharge of its functions, the Security Council acts on their behalf and that the work of the Council is therefore the shared responsibility of all Member States. Greater transparency in the work of the organ will therefore contribute to the effective exercise of that shared responsibility. Informal consultations of the organ should be the exception, not the rule, and a record should be issued.”
2019-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8539 (2019) · source
“Ms. Rodriguez Abascal (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, I would like to acknowledge your leadership, Mr. President, on this important topic. Cuba supports a comprehensive reform of the Security Council, including its working methods, in order to make it a transparent, democratic and representative organ, in keeping with the evolution of the United Nations and international relations. The enlargement of the Security Council should be in both permanent and non-permanent categories of membership in order to correct the inadequate representation of developing countries. Its membership should be no less than 26 members. Effective formulas are needed to eliminate exclusive practices and to ensure genuine participation and democratization of the work and decision-making of the Council, including the elimination of the veto.”
2019-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8539 (2019) · source
“As the Secretary-General's report reflects, concrete improvements are possible, particularly if arms transfers to unauthorized non-State actors are prohibited, military expenditures and the exponential development of sophisticated conventional weapons reduced, lethal autonomous weapon systems and the use of military attack drones banned, and war machinery stopped and its resources reallocated to economic and social development. As we commemorate the seventieth anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and their Protocols Additional, relating to the protection of victims of non-international armed conflicts, their provisions remain in full force. The life and dignity of persons in hostilities must be protected and respected, without discrimination of any kind.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“All parties involved in hostilities must comply with their obligations under international humanitarian law, as enshrined in the Geneva Conventions and their Protocols Additional. That also applies to United Nations peacekeeping operations, particularly those with protection of civilian mandates. They must have realistic and achievable mandates, with concrete, clearly defined objectives and the necessary resources to avoid jeopardizing the safety and security of peacekeepers. Peace operations with robust mandates that allow for the proactive use of force in the protection of civilians have not always ensured a safer environment. The flexible application or reinterpretation of peacekeeping principles has increased the risk of threats and attacks against United Nations personnel and affected their integrity, credibility and neutrality.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“We recognize that humanitarian assistance constitutes a fundamental component of the protection of civilians in armed conflict, but it must be provided in accordance with the principles of the Charter, international law, international humanitarian law and General Assembly resolution 46/182. The guiding principles of humanitarian assistance - humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence - must be respected, and assistance must be provided in accordance with international law and the national laws of the countries concerned, and with the consent of the host States. We reject the political manipulation of humanitarian assistance and the imposition and strengthening of unilateral coercive economic measures, which cause severe deprivation and harm to the very civilians they seek to protect.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“They should support and complement the efforts of national Governments when requested, impartially and unconditionally, with strict respect for their sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence. It is totally unacceptable for efforts to protect civilians to be used to advance the geopolitical interests of certain States or as a pretext for disregarding and violating the principles of the Charter and meddling in the internal affairs of States. We firmly condemn the killing of innocent people and the indiscriminate and disproportionate use of force against civilians. Their protection cannot serve as a pretext for legitimizing military interventions with the aim of imposing regime changes and overthrowing the legitimately established political, economic and social order.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“It is also essential to work to eradicate the underlying causes of conflicts, in particular by supporting the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Security Council must fulfil its vital responsibility to maintain international peace and security by encouraging respect for international law and the peaceful settlement of disputes. It should refrain from supporting military ventures and from resorting to the threat or use of force to resolve conflicts. The responsibility for conflict prevention and the protection of civilians during conflicts belongs to States. The international community, the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations can provide constructive assistance but cannot replace the role of the Governments of the countries concerned.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“Ms. Rodriguez Abascal (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): We align ourselves with the statement made by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. We share the concern reflected in the most recent report of the Secretary-General on the protection of civilians in armed conflict (S/2019/373), which points out that civilians continue to account for the vast majority of casualties in conflict and are the targets of indiscriminate attacks and other violations. The States Members of the United Nations must act decisively to prevent conflicts, for conflict prevention is the safest and least costly way to protect civilians. To that end, the Charter of the United Nations, and its purposes and principles in particular, must be strictly respected.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“We demand respect for multilateralism and an end to double standards, interference in internal affairs, foreign aggression and the sponsoring of terrorist groups that promote instability and conflicts in the Middle East.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“That new manoeuvre by Washington, which violates the legitimate interests of the Syrian people and of Arab and Islamic nations, will have serious consequences for stability and security in the Middle East and will further exacerbate tensions in that volatile region. We will continue to support the demands of the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic to recover the Golan Heights, and call once again for the total and unconditional withdrawal of Israel from the Syrian Golan and all other occupied Arab territories. We reject the fabrication of pretexts and concepts to try to legitimize in the Council the unilateral use of force and aggression against sovereign States.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“We reject the unilateral action of the United States Government in recognizing the city of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and its withdrawal of financial support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, all of which further exacerbates tensions in the region and deepens the precarious humanitarian situation of Palestinian refugees. We vigorously condemn the decision of the United States Government to recognize the occupied Syrian Golan as Israeli territory, which constitutes a serious and flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations, international law and the relevant Security Council resolutions, in particular resolution 497 (1981).”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“We reaffirm our full support for a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, based on a two-State solution that allows the Palestinian people to exercise their right to self- determination and their right to an independent and sovereign State with pre-1967 borders and East Jerusalem as its capital, and the right of return for refugees. We express to the people and the Government of Palestine our unwavering solidarity and support for Palestine's accession as a full Member of the United Nations.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“It was very regrettable that the Security Council has also been unable to demand that Israel renew the mandate of the International Presence, in accordance with the relevant Council resolutions, the Oslo II Accords and international law. We reiterate the call on the Security Council to fulfil its responsibility, conferred to it under the Charter of the United Nations, for the maintenance of international peace and security. The Council must demand an immediate end to the occupation of the Palestinian territories and to aggressive policies and settlement practices, as well as compliance with the resolutions on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, adopted by this organ, in particular resolution 2334 (2016).”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“The Cuban delegation reiterates its strong rejection of the disproportionate and indiscriminate use of force by Israel against Palestinian civilians in the occupied territories, including East Jerusalem and particularly the Gaza Strip, in flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations and international humanitarian law. We reiterate our condemnation of the illegal construction and expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory and the demolition and confiscation of Palestinian property. All of those measures, coupled with the blockade of the Gaza Strip, violate the Fourth Geneva Convention and erode the viability ofa two-State solution. The Cuban delegation expresses its deep concern at Israel's decision to not renew the mandate of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“As we commemorate the first anniversary of the Great March of Return, Israel continues to use indiscriminate and disproportionate force against tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, who are peacefully demonstrating for an end to the illegal Israeli occupation, the blockade of the Gaza Strip and the realization of all the rights of the Palestinian people. Israeli air strikes and bombings continue to massacre the Palestinian people, while the Security Council remains silent. It is particularly regrettable that this organ, owing to the repeated obstruction by the United States delegation, has not condemned the escalation of violence and the tragic events that have taken place in the Gaza Strip since 30 March 2018.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“Ms. Rodriguez Abascal (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): We align ourselves the statement made by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. The Cuban delegation regrets that since the last open debate on this issue (see S/PV.8449) there has been no progress in favour of the just cause of the Palestinian people. On the contrary, there was a dangerous worsening in the deterioration of the situation on the ground over the past quarter.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“Our country has been a part of the global network of financial intelligence units since 2015, when it joined the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units. In concluding, we wish to reiterate that the combat against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations requires an integrated approach, through direct action, prevention and concrete actions to eradicate its root causes. It is also crucial to provide international financial assistance and cooperation in order to create and build capacity for the combat against terrorism. Cuba has demonstrated, through practical examples, its ongoing readiness to cooperate with any State at the bilateral or multilateral level in the prevention and tackling of international terrorism, on the basis at all times of mutual respect and of the norms and standards of international law.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“In addition, the Central Bank of Cuba has a general directorate for investigations into financial operations, which acts as a financial intelligence unit and is charged with receiving, investigating and analysing reports of suspicious transactions linked to the financing of terrorism. Following Cuba's joining the Financial Action Task Force of Latin America (GAFILAT), in December 2012, the Central Bank of Cuba signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation between the States members of GAFILAT. As part of this mechanism, Cuba is a signatory to 19 cooperation agreements in the field of financial intelligence and participates in the Asset Recovery Network. Cuba's commitment and institutional capacity to prevent money laundering and the financing of terrorism was acknowledged by the Financial Action Task Force in 2014.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“In compliance with the commitments it undertook as a State party to 18 international conventions in the field of counter-terrorism, Cuba has put in place various kinds of legislative, institutional and administrative measures to prevent and punish all terrorist acts and activities, including those linked to the financing of terrorism. Cuba has a specific criminal code for tackling criminal behaviour of a terrorist nature, Law 93 against acts of terrorism. In addition, Cuba's penal code has criminalized money-laundering and the financing of terrorism. The Cuban State has set up a coordinating committee for the prevention and tackling of the financing of terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, as well as asset laundering and its predicate offences.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“We strongly condemn the use of double standards, political selectivity and unilateral acts by some who attempt to justify their behaviour and draw up politically motivated lists, in violation of international law. All of this undermines the central authority of the General Assembly in the fight against terrorism. Cuba reiterates its commitment to continuing to cooperate and participate actively in the efforts of the United Nations to combat the scourge of terrorism, in keeping with the purposes and principles of the Charter and international law, as it is firmly convinced that that it is up to the Organization to lead the fight against terrorism.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“In that context, we reiterate our strong condemnation of the sabotage of the Venezuelan electricity grid, which constitutes a terrorist act aimed at harming the defenceless people of an entire nation, who are being held hostage in the unconventional war unleashed by the United States against the legitimate Government headed by comrade Nicolas Maduro Moros and the civil-military union of the Bolivarian Chavista people. The international community cannot allow certain States, under the pretext of an alleged combat against terrorism, to commit acts of aggression, undermine national sovereignty, interfere in the internal affairs of other States and commit flagrant violations of human rights or international humanitarian law.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“We condemn the harmful and illegal practices, which contravene the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, of certain States that finance, support and promote subversive terrorist acts aimed at undermining the constitutional order of other States, imposing regime change and spreading messages of intolerance and hatred against other peoples, cultures and political systems. To that end, they resort, inter alia, to the misuse and abuse ofmodern information and communication technologies as a tool to misrepresent and manipulate the facts to further their own ends.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“Having been a victim of State-sponsored terrorism for decades has only strengthened Cuba's position of principle and unshakeable determination to tackle terrorism, as reaffirmed once again in the recently adopted Constitution of the Republic. Cuba rejects and condemns all acts, methods and practices of terrorism in all their forms and manifestations, by whomever, targeting whomever and wherever they may be committed, irrespective of their motives, including State terrorism. We reiterate that the revolutionary Government of Cuba has never permitted, nor will it ever permit, the use of its national territory for the carrying out, planning or financing of terrorist acts against any other State, with no exception whatsoever.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“Ms. Rodriguez Abascal (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish): The Cuban delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela speaking on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. Our country, in seeking to defend its independence and sovereignty, has suffered the consequences of heinous terrorist acts - externally organized, financed and implemented - that took the lives of 3,478 people and left a further 2,099 disabled. Those acts were in the main organized, financed and greenlit by the Government of the United States and committed by persons operating under its control and protection.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“We call on Security Council members to act in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and international law and not to intervene, directly or indirectly, in the internal affairs of any other State, while respecting the principles of national sovereignty, equal rights and self-determination of peoples in upholding peace, which is precious for humankind, our America and the Venezuelan people.”
2019-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8472 (2019) · source
“At this moment, as we decide to ensure the validity of the principles of international law and the Charter of the United Nations, that the basis of any Government's legitimacy resides in the support and vote of its people and that no foreign pressure can replace the sovereign exercise of self-determination, in such circumstances, one can only be for or against war. We hope that the Security Council will fulfil its role and responsibility as the primary guarantor of international peace and security and will not lend its support to military adventures.”
2019-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8472 (2019) · source
“Given the urgency of the situation, we encourage the Montevideo Mechanism, especially the Government of the United Mexican States, the Eastern Republic of Uruguay, the Governments of the Caribbean Community and the Plurinational State of Bolivia, to continue to spare no effort in moving towards achieving a solution based on dialogue and absolute respect for the independence and sovereignty of Venezuela and the validity of the principles of international law, especially the principle of non-intervention.”
2019-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8472 (2019) · source
“Cuba has called on the international community to act in defence of peace and avoid, by pooling the efforts of all actors without exception, a military intervention against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Cuba has called for an international initiative to bring peace to Venezuela in opposition to war and the military intervention of the United States, which would harm the independence, the sovereignty and the interests of the Latin American peoples from the Rio Bravo to Patagonia, and in favour of the supreme good for humankind - peace and the right to life. Let us not allow a repetition in Venezuela of the sad and painful history of United States military interventions, on more than one occasion, in Mexico, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, more recently in Grenada and Panama, and in our own country, Cuba.”
2019-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8472 (2019) · source
“To contradict those facts is an offence to the truth and demonstrates how little respect its Government has for the Security Council and the United Nations. Our country reiterates its unshakable solidarity with the constitutional President, Nicolas Maduro Moros, with the Bolivarian and Chavista revolution and with the civil-military union of the Venezuelan people, and affirms that, in the sisterly Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, we must defend today the tenets of the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace. Today we must defend the sovereignty, independence and sovereign equality of every State in the region.”
2019-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8472 (2019) · source
“Cuba rejects and condemns the hypocritical calls for the provision of humanitarian aid by those who apply measures that violate international law and international humanitarian law, thus causing hardship and human suffering and depriving the Venezuelan people and Government of more than $30 billion. The accusation made by the representative of the United States against my country is disgraceful. Our Government rejects such slander in the most energetic and categorical terms, while, at the same time, we reaffirm the duty and commitment to continue providing our modest cooperation with the brotherly Venezuelan people, in which more than 20,000 Cuban aid workers are participating, 94 per cent of them in the area of health care and the rest in the area of education -just as we are doing in 83 countries around the world.”
2019-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8472 (2019) · source
“Those who claim to be concerned about the so-called humanitarian crisis in Venezuela are the same ones who increasingly apply and strengthen unilateral, and therefore illegal, coercive economic measures against the sisterly Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela - by seizing or freezing its financial assets in third countries; pressuring Governments that supply Venezuela, the Venezuelan oil industry and third-country banks to prevent them from carrying out legitimate financial transactions, even in third currencies; and confiscating and stealing the subsidiary of Petroleos de Venezuela in the United States.”
2019-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8472 (2019) · source
“United States military transport aircraft have conducted flights from their bases at United States military installations that house special operations forces and marine infantry units used to carry out covert actions, including against leaders of other countries. The mode of operations of the White House National Security team and various State Department officials and United States Embassies is well known. That Government is exerting overwhelming pressure against other countries in an attempt to force them to recognize the so-called President, self-appointed and proclaimed by Washington, or to call for new elections in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in open disregard for the popular will and the institutional integrity of that country, as expressed in the 20 May elections.”
2019-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8472 (2019) · source