#US Abstains from #UN Vote against #Cuba Embargo

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The US has for the first time abstained from voting against an annual UN resolution calling for an end to its economic embargo against Cuba.

US Ambassador Samantha Power said the historic decision reflected the new policy of engagement over isolation.

Diplomatic ties were restored last year but Republican-controlled Congress opposes lifting the longstanding embargo.

The vote passed overwhelmingly, with the support of 191 countries.

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