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WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (KUNA) -- The UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday has - for the 33rd consecutive year - adopted a resolution calling for an end to the decades-long United States embargo against Cuba.
An overwhelming majority of the UN's 193 Member States once again urged Washington to lift the measures - despite a noticeable shift in countries choosing to either abstain or side with the US.
The resolution - titled necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba - was adopted by 165 votes in favour, seven against, and twelve abstentions, according to the UN website.
Last year, the measure passed by 187 votes with two against (US and Israel) and just one abstention (Moldova).
Those voting against this year's resolution were the US, Israel, Argentina, Hungary, Paraguay, North Macedonia, and Ukraine.
The 12 abstentions came from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica, Czech, Ecuador, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco, Poland, Moldova and Romania.
Earlier today, Kuwait reiterated full support for the ending of economic, commercial, and financial embargo imposed on Cuba, in line with the country's principled stance rejecting all forms of unilateral measures which run counter to the provisions and principles of international law based on mutual respect and sovereign equality among states.
In a speech delivered by Diplomatic Attache Alya Al-Qatifi, Kuwait affirmed its firm abidance to the UN Charter topped with the respect of countries' sovereignty and avoiding interfering into their domestic affairs. (end)
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