印度支持联合国呼吁结束美国对古巴实施的经济、商业和金融禁运，与其他129个国家一道反对这些限制，尽管华盛顿在该决议的支持问题上取得了一定转变。周三的投票暴露出联合国内部日益加深的分歧，此前支持该动议的几个国家选择弃权，而17个国家投了反对票。在193个成员国组成的联合国大会上，该决议获得130票赞成、25票弃权、17票反对，反对票包括美国和以色列。
India has backed a United Nations call to end the United States' economic, commercial and financial embargo on Cuba, joining 129 other countries in opposing the restrictions even as Washington secured a shift in support for the resolution. The vote on Wednesday exposed a growing divide at the UN, with several countries that had previously supported the motion choosing to abstain, while 17 voted against it. The resolution at the 193-member UN General Assembly received 130 votes in favour, 25 abstentions and 17 votes against, including those of the US and Israel.
波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那、捷克、立陶宛、斯洛文尼亚、摩洛哥、乌克兰和阿拉伯联合酋长国也在反对之列。这一结果与去年形成显著对比，当时有165个国家投赞成票，7个国家反对，12个国家弃权。德国和意大利是今年弃权的西方国家之一，它们在往年曾支持呼吁结束禁运。虽然这一年度投票具有相当的外交分量，但无权推翻这些限制。
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czechia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Morocco, Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates were also among the countries opposing it. The result marked a significant change from last year, when 165 countries voted in favour, seven opposed the resolution and 12 abstained. Germany and Italy were among the Western countries that abstained this year after supporting the call to end the embargo in previous years. Although the annual vote carries considerable diplomatic weight, it does not have the power to overturn the restrictions.
只有美国国会才能解除禁运，禁运一直是华盛顿和哈瓦那之间主要的摩擦来源。美国欢迎联合国投票出现转变华盛顿已加大力度劝说各国重新考虑对该决议的支持。
Only the US Congress can lift the embargo, which has remained a major source of friction between Washington and Havana.US WELCOMES SHIFT IN UN VOTEWashington has stepped up efforts to persuade countries to reconsider their support for the resolution.
美国获得了比去年多出23个国家的支持，其驻联合国特使将这一转变描述为外交上的成功。“我很满意，现在有这么多国家，包括韩国、德国等主要经济体都已转变了立场，”美国特使迈克·沃尔茨在投票后对记者表示。“外交需要时间，但既然我们已经让转变立场的国家数量增加了两倍，我们预计这一趋势只会继续增长，”他说。
The US gained the backing of more than 23 additional countries compared with last year, with its envoy to the UN describing the shift as a diplomatic success."I'm satisfied that so many countries now, including major economies like Korea, like Germany, and others have shifted their position," US envoy Mike Waltz told reporters after the vote." Diplomacy takes time, but now that we've had a tripling of countries that have shifted, we expect that to only to continue to grow," he said.
自1992年以来，美国一直投反对票否决呼吁结束禁运的决议，唯一的例外是2016年，当时前总统巴拉克·奥巴马政府选择弃权，因为华盛顿和哈瓦那正走向更紧密的关系。三十多年来，联大每年都通过决议敦促结束禁运，2020年因新冠疫情是唯一的例外。虽然这些决议没有约束力，但它们反复显示了国际社会对美国政策反对的程度。联合国爆发外交争端此次投票是在美古代表在联合国的紧张关系不断升级之际进行的。
The United States has voted against resolutions calling for an end to the embargo since 1992, apart from 2016, when the administration of former President Barack Obama abstained as Washington and Havana moved towards closer relations. The General Assembly has adopted resolutions urging an end to the embargo every year for more than three decades, with 2020 the sole exception during the Covid-19 pandemic. While the resolutions are non-binding, they have repeatedly demonstrated the extent of international opposition to the US policy.DIPLOMATIC ROW ERUPTS AT THE UNThe vote came amid mounting tensions between American and Cuban representatives at the United Nations.
在决议通过前几天，外交官之间的交涉日益激烈，周二在大会大厅上演了喊叫和推搡。周三，沃尔茨指责一名古巴外交官在冲突中“袭击一名美国外交官”，并表示古巴驻联合国使团一等秘书理查德·图尔·德拉·孔塞普西翁将被驱逐出境。“那名古巴一等秘书今天将乘飞机离境返回哈瓦那，”沃尔茨在联合国对记者说。古巴指责美国实施“集体惩罚”投票后，古巴外交部长布鲁诺·罗德里格斯予以反击，指责华盛顿试图通过限制措施加深该岛的经济困境。
Exchanges between diplomats grew increasingly heated in the days leading up to the resolution, culminating in shouting and shoving on the floor of the General Assembly on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Waltz accused a Cuban diplomat of "assaulting an American diplomat" during the confrontation and said Richard Tur de la Concepcion, a first secretary at Cuba's UN mission, would be expelled from the United States." That Cuban first secretary will be on a plane out of the country back to Havana today," Waltz told reporters at the UN.CUBA ACCUSES US OF ‘COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT’Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez hit back after the vote, accusing Washington of trying to deepen the island's economic hardship through its restrictions.
“美国政府再次在试图继续扼杀古巴人民、对他们实施集体惩罚和种族灭绝行为的企图中陷入孤立，”罗德里格斯在X平台上说。“无论其最荒谬的借口、施压还是媒体闹剧，都战胜不了事实和真理的力量，”他补充道。
The "US government is once again isolated in its attempt to continue strangling the Cuban people and subjecting them to an act of collective punishment and genocide," Rodriguez said on X."Neither its most insane pretexts nor its pressures nor media circus will prevail over the force of facts and truth," he added.
禁运长期以来一直是两国争端的核心。古巴称制裁加剧了其经济危机，该危机表现为基本商品短缺、失控通胀和基础设施恶化。该岛还面临严重电力短缺。上个月，其电网发生全面瘫痪，全国陷入黑暗，数百万人断电。特朗普加大对哈瓦那施压美国总统唐纳德·特朗普对古巴采取了更强硬立场，增加了对其政府的压力。
The embargo has long been a central point of contention between the two countries. Cuba says the sanctions have worsened its economic crisis, which has been marked by shortages of basic goods, runaway inflation and deteriorating infrastructure. The island has also struggled with severe electricity shortages. Last month, its power grid suffered a total collapse, plunging the country into darkness and leaving millions without electricity.TRUMP STEPS UP PRESSURE ON HAVANAUS President Donald Trump has adopted a tougher stance towards Cuba, adding to the pressure on its government.
本届政府的做法延续了华盛顿1月份的军事行动，该行动旨在推翻委内瑞拉总统尼古拉斯·马杜罗——哈瓦那的亲密盟友。上个月在联合国发表讲话时，特朗普将古巴描述为一个失败的国家，并表示自由将降临这个岛国。哈瓦那方面则继续主张，美国的制裁是其经济困难的主要推手，并呼吁解除禁运。最新的投票不太可能立即改变美国的政策，因为联合国大会无法强制华盛顿结束这些限制。——完
His administration's approach follows Washington's January military operation to remove Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a close ally of Havana. Addressing the UN last month, Trump described Cuba as a failed state and said freedom would be coming to the island nation. Havana has continued to argue that US sanctions are a major driver of its economic difficulties and has called for the embargo to be lifted. The latest vote is unlikely to bring an immediate change in American policy, as the General Assembly cannot compel Washington to end the restrictions.- Ends