New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- India has reiterated its rejection of laws that adversely affect the sovereignty of other nations while supporting a United Nations General Assembly resolution demanding an end to the longstanding U.S. embargo against Cuba.

Addressing the assembly prior to the vote, Soumya Nair, a counsellor in India's Permanent Mission to the UN, stated that New Delhi endorses the global body's appeal urging all nations to reject laws and regulations with extraterritorial effects that adversely affect the sovereignty of other states and the progress and prosperity of their people.

The results showed 130 nations in favor of the resolution, 25 abstaining and 17 countries, including the U.S. and Israel, voting against. That compared ...