The Permanent Representative of Republic of Iraq to the United Nations Meets with Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister

The Permanent Representative of the Republic of Iraq to the United Nations met on Thursday, 3/10/2019, at the United Nations Headquarters with Mrs. Anayansi Rodríguez, Deputy Foreign Ministry of Cuba, and  thanked the Permanent Representative of Iraq for supporting and voting in favor of the UN General Assembly resolution on ending the economic embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba, and expressed gratitude for Iraq’s contribution to the report of the Secretary-General on the actions of Member States in the implementation of this resolution. The Permanent Representative reiterated Iraq’s firm position on the rejection of unilateral sanctions and expressed sympathy for the suffering of the Cuban people because of the embargo.