Cuba calls for just solution to Israel-Palestine conflict at NAM

Kampala, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez on Wednesday proposed to the members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to speak out with unity and firmness to demand a fair, comprehensive and lasting solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict. Speaking at the ministerial meeting of the 19th NAM Summit, the head of Cuban diplomacy advocated for an outcome of the conflict that includes the creation of an independent Palestinian State within the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital and the return of refugees.

January 17, 2024
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The foreign minister reiterated Cuba’s solidarity with the Palestinian people, “who suffer the terrible consequences of the genocide committed by Israel with absolute impunity.”

Rodríguez proposed that the NAM support the urgent sending to the Gaza Strip of an international protection mission, authorized by the United Nations General Assembly, with the mandate to guarantee the security and protection of the civilian population, as well as facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid and food.

According to a press release from the Cuban Foreign Ministry, Rodríguez expressed his country’s support to hold an International Peace Conference with the fundamental purpose of contributing to the protection of the rights of the Palestinian people, and establishing the sovereign State of Palestine.

He affirmed Cuba’s supports for the establishment of the State of Palestine as a Member State of the United Nations and South Africa’s lawsuit against Israel in the International Court of Justice.

During his speech, he quoted the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, about the NAM and his efforts to change the system of international relations, which is currently “based on injustice, inequality and oppression.”

“It is up to us now, together with the G77+China, to lead effective actions to address the legitimate claims of the countries of the South,” he said.

Rodríguez reiterated Cuba’s rejection of unilateral coercive measures imposed on several member NAM member States. He expressed his country’s support for the Western Saharan people’s right to free self-determination, as well as Puerto Rico’s self-determination and independence.

“Cuba appreciates the NAM’s valuable support for its just demand for an end to the illegal United States blockade that flagrantly violates the human rights of all Cubans, and has been intensified to extreme levels since 2019,” he highlighted.

Furthermore, Rodriguez recognized the unitary position of the NAM against Cuba’s inclusion in Washington’s unilateral State Sponsors of Terrorism (SSOT) list, “a fallacy that has a suffocating impact on our economy.”

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