The United States of America(USA)on Wednesday Oct 26,2016 abstained for the first time from a
vote at the United Nations calling for an end to the US embargo against
Cuba, more than a year after Washington restored ties with Havana.
The UN General Assembly adopted the annual resolution for the 25th time by an overwhelming vote of 191 votes in favor - with only the United States and Israel abstaining in the 193-nation forum.
"The United States has always voted against this resolution. Today the United States will abstain," US Ambassador Samantha Power told the assembly, drawing loud applause
USA's abstention was in line with calls from President Barack Obama for the opposition-controlled Congress to lift the decades-old embargo as part of a historic normalization of relations.
The United States restored diplomatic ties with Cuba in July 2015 and Obama made a landmark visit to the communist-ruled island in March.
The UN General Assembly adopted the annual resolution for the 25th time by an overwhelming vote of 191 votes in favor - with only the United States and Israel abstaining in the 193-nation forum.
"The United States has always voted against this resolution. Today the United States will abstain," US Ambassador Samantha Power told the assembly, drawing loud applause
USA's abstention was in line with calls from President Barack Obama for the opposition-controlled Congress to lift the decades-old embargo as part of a historic normalization of relations.
The United States restored diplomatic ties with Cuba in July 2015 and Obama made a landmark visit to the communist-ruled island in March.
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