|
Cuba Welcomes UN Resolution on Puerto Rico’s Independence
HAVANA, Cuba, June 19 (ACN)
Cuba welcomed the adoption on Monday by the UN
Decolonization Committee of a resolution recognizing the
inalienable right of Puerto Rico to self-determination and
Independence.
The document was presented by
Cuba and co-sponsored by Bolivia, Ecuador,
Nicargua and Venezuela. The permanent representative of the
island at the
UN body Oscar Gonzalez, who submitted the draft resolution,
said that this
is the thirteen occasion in a row that the UN Committee
adopts a similar
document in favor of the Puerto Rican people, and this time
in particular,
all member nations expressed their support of the
resolution.
The proposal was also backed by all 120 members of the Non
Aligned
Movement through a declaration issued during the Monday
session.
Gonzalez recalled the identical aboriginal origins of Cuba
and Puerto
Rico and he stressed the historic and unavoidable compromise
of both
island nations in the struggle for Puerto Rican
independence.
Commenting on the approved resolution, the Cuban diplomat
said that some
114 years of colonial rule have not been enough to deprive
the Puerto
Rican people of their culture, identity and national
sentiments.
The adoption of the resolution was also welcomed by
Nicaragua, Venezuela,
Bolivia, Ecuador, Iran, Syria and other countries at the
United Nations.
|
