Havana, Nov 9 (ACN) Syria’s Foreign Minister Faisal Al-Mekdad described the US economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba as an unjustifiable, unfair and cruel policy.

Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz said today that the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 27), held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, provides a framework to outline strategies and promote solutions to the current climate crisis and remarked that the developed nations must take on stronger commitments to tackle climate change, given their historical responsibility in the degradation of the environment, and honor their promise of providing 100 billion dollars a year to support this effort.

Poland's Kacper Smarz in flair style (which combines the preparation of cocktails with acrobatics) and Sweden's Andrew Watson, in the classic modality, won the 69th World Cocktail Championship that took place at the Cuban Varadero resort.

The president of Vietnam’s parliament Vuong Dinh Hue stressed the recent victory of Cuba at the UN General Assembly after the majority of the international community backed the island’s resolution against the US economic, commercial and financial blockade.

Members of the Cuban Communist Party Secretariat met with the general secretary of the British Communist Party Robert Davis Griffiths and extended their gratitude for their support of Cuba.

Vuong Dinh Hue, president of the National Assembly of Vietnam received today Homero Acosta Alvarez, secretary of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba and the rest of the Caribbean delegation accompanying him.

Russia reaffirmed its stance in favor of the fast, full and unconditional lifting of the US economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba.

A delegation of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba (Parliament), headed by its secretary, Homero Acosta, arrived today in Vietnam for a five-day working visit.

Nicolas Maduro, president of Venezuela, praised the Comprehensive Collaboration Agreement with Cuba, and called on the two nations to continue working together for every medical issue.

The international community again backed Cuba at the UN General assembly by overwhelmingly voting the island-sponsored resolution entitled “Necessity to End the Economic, Commercial and Financial Blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.”

Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs, thanked the statements of solidarity and support at the UN General Assembly during the debate on the U.S. blockade of Cuba.

Illegal US sanctions, particularly the Tittle III of the Helms-Burton Law are main hurdles for Cuba to meet the 2030 agenda for sustainable development , said Mozambique’s representative, on behalf of the African Union, at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday.

The Caribbean Community –Caricom—calls on the US administration to end the blockade against the Cuban people, so that they can advance towards their goals of development, said The Bahamas representative at the United Nations Stan Smith on behalf of the regional Caribbean organization.

Cuban President and Communist Party Leader thanked former presidents and heads of government from Latin American and Caribbean nations for having addressed a letter to US President Joe Biden urging him to lift the over-60-year US economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba.