Cuba's Castro at UN calls for lifting US embargo

Cuba's Castro at UN calls for lifting US embargo
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Summary Such a policy is rejected by 188 United Nations member-states that demand its removal: Castro

UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - Cuban President Raul Castro on Saturday took aim at the US embargo against his country, describing it as the "main obstacle" to his country s economic development.

"Such a policy is rejected by 188 United Nations member-states that demand its removal," Castro told a UN development summit, referring to a UN resolution calling for the end of the decades-old embargo.