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Cuban diplomat Richard Tur de la Concepción returned to Havana on Thursday after being expelled by the United States earlier this week. The expulsion followed an incident at the United Nations headquarters in New York, where Tur, who served as Cuba’s first secretary at the UN, allegedly attempted to take a phone from a U.S. official who was recording him in the main hall. U.S. officials informed the Cuban mission at the UN that Tur was “not welcome” in the United States after the altercation. U.S. Ambassador to the UN Michael Waltz accused Tur of attempting to intimidate UN staff and said he would return to Havana. Cuban Vice‑Minister of Foreign Affairs Gerardo Peñalver welcomed Tur at Havana’s José Martí International Airport and described the U.S. action as part of a strategy to disrupt the vote on a resolution calling for the end of the U.S. embargo. Peñalver also noted that the expulsion could affect Tur’s candidacy for a position on a UN body. Cuba’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ernesto Soberón, filed a formal protest with the Secretary‑General’s office, alleging that the U.S. official had harassed Tur. This week, Cuba submitted its 34th consecutive non‑binding resolution titled “Need to End the Economic, Commercial, and Financial Blockade Imposed by the United States of America.” The resolution passed with 130 votes in favor, 17 against, and 25 abstentions, the lowest level of support in two decades, according to UN press office data. Article source: El Nuevo Diario | Image credit: El Nuevo Diario
Cuban diplomat Richard Tur de la Concepción returned to Havana on Thursday after being expelled by the United States earlier this week. The expulsion followed an incident at the United Nations headquarters in New York, where Tur, who served as Cuba’s first secretary at the UN, allegedly attempted to take a phone from a U.S. official who was recording him in the main hall. U.S. officials informed the Cuban mission at the UN that Tur was “not welcome” in the United States after the altercation. U.S. Ambassador to the UN Michael Waltz accused Tur of attempting to intimidate UN staff and said he would return to Havana. Cuban Vice‑Minister of Foreign Affairs Gerardo Peñalver welcomed Tur at Havana’s José Martí International Airport and described the U.S. action as part of a strategy to disrupt the vote on a resolution calling for the end of the U.S. embargo. Peñalver also noted that the expulsion could affect Tur’s candidacy for a position on a UN body. Cuba’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ernesto Soberón, filed a formal protest with the Secretary‑General’s office, alleging that the U.S. official had harassed Tur. This week, Cuba submitted its 34th consecutive non‑binding resolution titled “Need to End the Economic, Commercial, and Financial Blockade Imposed by the United States of America.” The resolution passed with 130 votes in favor, 17 against, and 25 abstentions, the lowest level of support in two decades, according to UN press office data.
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