Cuba embargo

US to vote against UN resolution calling for end to Cuba embargo

The United States will vote against a U.N. General Assembly resolution on Wednesday calling for the lifting of the decades-old U.S. economic embargo against Cuba, reversing an abstention by Washington last year.

Nov 01, 2017, 16:13 PM IST

First time in 25 years, United States abstain from voting in UN on Cuba

For the first time in 25 years, the US has abstained from voting on a UN resolution seeking an end to crippling trade embargo imposed by America against Cuba, a move welcomed by India and other nations.

Oct 27, 2016, 16:51 PM IST