UN General Assembly
2022

Within the same context of the promotion of justice and international law, we call for the lifting, once and for all, of the commercial, economic and financial embargo imposed on Cuba six decades ago. That brotherly country deserves the opportunity to play its part on the global stage as a sovereign country. In Central Africa, we remain deeply concerned about the ongoing crisis situation caused by maritime piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, the perpetrators of which are increasingly acquiring ever more sophisticated methods for greater autonomy in the open sea, with consequent harm and damage to the countries of the subregion. We welcome resolution 2634 (2022), recently adopted by the Security Council, calling on countries of the Gulf of Guinea to criminalize piracy and armed robbery at sea under their domestic laws, and to investigate and prosecute or extradite, in accordance with applicable international law, perpetrators of piracy and armed robbery at sea, as well as those who incite, finance or intentionally facilitate such crimes.