Dignified Cuba Stand at UN Against US Representative's Lies

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla interrupted today the speech of the United States representative and called for order during a presentation filled with slanders, distortions, and lies.

"You are lying," said the Cuban diplomat as he and members of the Cuban delegation approached the podium where Mike Waltz was speaking.

"That person needs to step away from the podium; he is not going to intimidate me," and "I am the representative of the United States of America, step back," declared the official, who claimed to speak on behalf of the Cuban people.

Based on Rule 71 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly, I request that you call to order the Permanent Representative of the United States, who not only lies in a crude and arrogant manner, but also violates the dignity of this Assembly and member states, the head of the Cuban delegation countered from his seat in the plenary.

Rodríguez Parrilla accused him of exercising pressure and offending "the dignity of the people and the Government of Cuba."

"Mr. Waltz, you are lying again. I wish you better performance in your future political roles; your performance in the National Security Council and the United Nations has been poor," concluded the Foreign Minister.

Waltz continued his speech while the Cuban delegation maintained its protest. The Foreign Minister took the floor once more to request a point of order regarding the statements of the U.S. representative, whom he characterized as a "liar."

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) began its annual consideration of the resolution demanding an end to the United States blockade against Cuba this Tuesday.

The highest deliberative body of the United Nations will debate and vote on the resolution based on the report submitted by the Caribbean nation on the necessity to end this policy of suffocation, which has intensified to unprecedented levels following the arrival of the Donald Trump administration in January 2025.

Last year, the resolution received 165 votes in favor, seven against ("Argentina, United States, Hungary, Israel, North Macedonia, Paraguay, and Ukraine"), and 12 abstentions ("Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica, Czechia, Ecuador, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco, Moldova, Romania, and Poland").

The General Assembly will call for the 34th time for an end to this collective punishment, a unilateral imposition that Cuba has denounced since 1992.