The UN General Assembly approved this October 30, one more year and by an overwhelming majority (187 votes in favor, 2 against -USA and Israel- and 1 abstention -Moldova-) a resolution without binding effects against the sanctions from the United States to Cuba, which have lasted for 62 years and have been a severe blow to the island’s economy
The president of Argentina, Javier Milei, decided this Wednesday to replace the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Diana Mondino, after the Argentine vote in favor of Cuba in the United Nations General Assembly.
“The new chancellor of the Argentine Republic is Mr. Gerardo Werthein,” announced the presidential spokesperson, Manuel Adorni, through the social network X.
Minutes before the announcement, Milei himself reposted a message from opposition representative Sabrina Ajmechet in which she was “proud of a Government that does not bank nor is an accomplice of dictators” and proclaimed “Long live Cuba Libre.”
The UN General Assembly approved this Wednesday, one more year and by an overwhelming majority (187 votes in favor, 2 against -USA and Israel- and 1 abstention -Moldova-) a resolution without binding effects against the sanctions of United States to Cuba, which has lasted for 62 years and has been a severe blow to the island’s economy.
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Argentina, faithful to its historical position on this issue, voted in favor of the resolution.
This decision surprised the South American country due to the strong alignment of the Milei Government with Israel and the United States in matters of foreign policy and the far-right president’s emphatic rejection of leftist governments.
As soon as Argentina’s vote at the UN was known, a wave of rumors began in the local press about a possible removal of Mondino from the Government, who at the moment has not expressed himself about the reasons for his departure.
The designated chancellor is an important local businessman, close to Milei and since last April he served as Argentine ambassador to the United States.
A veterinarian by profession, Werthein also served as president of the Argentine Olympic Committee (COA) between 2009 and 2021 and was also a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
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