Overview
- Argentina voted against the annual UN General Assembly resolution calling to end the U.S. embargo on Cuba, reversing its long-standing position.
- The measure passed 165–7 with 12 abstentions, with Argentina joining the United States, Israel, Hungary, Ukraine, Paraguay and North Macedonia in opposition.
- It is the first time Argentina has supported maintaining the embargo since the UN began voting on the issue in 1992.
- The move coincided with Quirno’s debut as foreign minister after recent shake-ups in the Foreign Ministry, following presidential instructions to oppose the resolution.
- The resolution is non-binding but carries significant symbolic weight, leaving Argentina largely isolated in Latin America where nearly all countries backed Cuba’s motion.