
古巴将于周二和周三向联合国大会提交一项决议,要求结束长达数十年的美国对古巴的经济禁运,古巴广播电台安古洛电台周一报道。
Cuba will present a resolution to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday and Wednesday demanding an end to the decades-long US economic embargo, Cuban radio station Radio Angulo reported Monday.
“他们正试图在枪口下改变历史立场,”古巴常驻联合国代表恩内斯托·索韦龙说,指责华盛顿在投票前对各国施压,安古洛电台报道。
"They are trying to change historical positions at gunpoint," Cuban UN Ambassador Ernesto Soberon said, accusing Washington of pressuring countries ahead of the vote, Radio Angulo reported.
年度投票将是哈瓦那自1992年以来第34次将该决议提交联合国大会。
The annual vote will mark the 34th time Havana has brought the resolution before the UN General Assembly since 1992.
该外交官表示,美国国务院、其常驻联合国代表团以及世界各地的美国大使馆已发起努力,削弱对古巴决议的传统支持。
The diplomat said the US State Department, its UN mission and American embassies around the world had launched efforts to weaken traditional support for the Cuban resolution.
索韦龙表示,投票之际,美国正加大对古巴的压力,包括能源限制和针对第三国的制裁。
Soberon said the vote comes amid increased US pressure on Cuba, including energy restrictions and sanctions targeting third countries.
他还引用长期停电以及难以获得药品、食品和饮用水,称这些是禁运的后果。
He also cited prolonged power outages and difficulties accessing medicines, food and drinking water as consequences of the embargo.
该决议题为《结束美利坚合众国对古巴实施的经济、商业和金融封锁的必要性》,呼吁取消美国对该岛屿的限制。
The resolution, titled "Necessity of Ending the Economic, Commercial and Financial Blockade Imposed by the United States of America against Cuba," calls for the removal of US restrictions on the island.
该决议不具约束力,意味着联合国大会无法迫使华盛顿解除禁运,禁运仍属于美国管辖范围。
The resolution is nonbinding, meaning the UN General Assembly cannot compel Washington to lift the embargo, which remains under US jurisdiction.
美国对古巴实施禁运已超过六十年。该禁运于1962年2月在时任总统约翰·F·肯尼迪领导下正式确立。
The United States has maintained the embargo against Cuba for more than six decades. It was formally established in February 1962 under then-President John F. Kennedy.
根据官方数据,该决议在去年联合国大会会议上获得165票赞成、7票反对和12票弃权。
The resolution received 165 votes in favor, seven against and 12 abstentions at last year's UN General Assembly session, according to official figures.
最新投票之际,古巴正面临严重的经济危机,表现为燃料短缺、停电以及难以获得必需品。
The latest vote comes as Cuba faces a severe economic crisis marked by fuel shortages, power outages and difficulties accessing essential goods.