United Nations, Oct. 29 -- The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution calling for an end to the decades-long US economic embargo on Cuba, with 130 countries voting in favor, 17 opposing and 25 abstaining.
The vote marked the 34th consecutive year the assembly has adopted a resolution urging Washington to lift the economic, commercial and financial restrictions on the Caribbean island.
The resolution expressed concern over the extraterritorial effects of US laws, including the 1996 Helms-Burton Act, which can affect foreign companies and individuals doing business with Cuba. It urged states to refrain from enforcing measures that infringe on other countries' sovereignty and called on those maintaining such restri...