Chinese envoy asks for end to U.S. unilateral sanctions against other countries

Source: Xinhua| 2021-06-24 04:58:26|Editor: huaxia

People paticipate in a rally against U.S. embargo in Santa Clara, Cuba, April 25, 2021. (Xinhua/Joaquin Hernandez)

Countries of the world have all the right to adopt countermeasures to resolutely resist and counter the unilateral sanctions so as to effectively safeguard their own legitimate rights and interests, said a Chinese envoy.

UNITED NATIONS, June 23 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese envoy on Wednesday called for an end to U.S. unilateral coercive measures against other countries.

Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, made the appeal at a UN General Assembly meeting on the necessity of ending the economic, commercial, and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba.

At present, the continued ravage of the COVID-19 pandemic is bringing serious shocks to the socio-economic development of all countries, particularly developing countries, making it all the more difficult to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. All countries should bear in mind a community of shared future for mankind, join hands in fighting the pandemic so as to build back better and seek common development, he said.

However, some Western powers resorted to abusive unilateral sanctions in violation of international rules and international order, poisoning international relations. Countries of the world have all the right to adopt countermeasures to resolutely resist and counter the unilateral sanctions so as to effectively safeguard their own legitimate rights and interests, said Zhang.

People take part in a caravan demanding the lifting of the six-decades U.S. embargo in Havana, Cuba, on March 28, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhu Wanjun)

The U.S. embargo against Cuba and coercive measures against other countries do not go well with the international trend of peace, development and win-win cooperation. The measures violate the international consensus on the 2030 Agenda and harm the rights of the peoples of the countries concerned to survival and development, and basic human rights. These measures must be stopped immediately, said Zhang.

For 28 consecutive years, the UN General Assembly has adopted resolutions with an overwhelming majority on the necessity of ending the U.S. embargo against Cuba. The resolutions represent the just call of the international community and must be effectively implemented, he said.

"It is regrettable that the economic, commercial, and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba, instead of being stopped, has, on the contrary, recently been intensified. This has seriously violated the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions, severely restricted the access of the Cuban people to medicine, vaccines, and supplies needed for fighting the pandemic. It has also severely hindered the efforts of the Cuban people in achieving sustainable development goals, such as poverty eradication, and seriously affected Cuba's normal economic, financial, and development cooperation with other (UN) member states," he said.

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