New York, Oct. 29 -- Minister Counsellor Nguyen Hai Luu, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), has reaffirmed Vietnam's consistent position in support of the immediate, complete and unconditional lifting of US economic, trade and financial embargo measures, including those with extraterritorial effects, against Cuba.

He made the statement during an annual debate on the US embargoes against Cuba held by the 81st session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 81) at the UN headquarters in New York on October 27-28.

The debate took place as Cuba continues to face numerous socio-economic difficulties, particularly shortages of energy, food and medicines, while US economic, trade and financial restrictions continue...