Cuba’s call for UN debate on U.S. blockade reflects dire situation

HAVANA, July 7 — Cuba’s request for the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to debate the U.S. blockade at its session reflects the imminent threat facing the island, an official said on Monday.

The Cuban Foreign Ministry’s director general of Multilateral Affairs and International Law, Pedro Luis Pedroso, told reporters the scenario presented to justify the debate “is not a hypothetical situation of aggression. It is not based on a simple risk assessment.”

The debate, to be held on Tuesday, will serve to denounce “the aggressive actions of the U.S. government” against the island, including “the threat of direct military aggression,” said Pedroso.