Top Cuban diplomat accuses US of threatening countries that vote with Cuba at United Nations

Top Cuban diplomat accuses US of threatening countries that vote with Cuba at United Nations

Cuban ‌foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez accused the United States on Wednesday of threatening member ‌states of the United ‌Nations with sanctions should they side with Cuba in next week's annual ⁠UN ​vote ⁠on a resolution calling for an end ⁠to a US embargo on the ​island.

"The U.S. State Department is ⁠exerting unprecedented pressure — at times in ⁠a ​personal and brazen manner by the Secretary of State ⁠himself — to get UN member states ⁠to ⁠change their votes," Rodriguez said.

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