The United States abstained for the first time in 25 years on a U.N. resolution condemning America’s economic embargo against Cuba, a measure it had always vehemently opposed.
The U.S. was joined in abstaining by Israel, the only other country to vote against the embargo resolution in the General Assembly last year. When the vote—191-0 with two abstentions—was shown on the electronic board, diplomats from the 193 U.N. member states burst into applause.
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