resolution adopted by the general assembly without reference to a main committee a
55 l 7 necessity of ending the economic commercial and financial embargo imposed by the united states of america against cuba
the general assembly
determined to encourage strict compliance with the purposes and principles enshrined in
the charter of the united nations
reaffirming among other principles the sovereign equality of states non intervention and non interference in their internal affairs and freedom of international trade and navigation which are also enshrined in many international legal instruments recalling the statements of the heads of state or government at the ibero american summits concerning
the need to
eliminate the unilateral application of economic and trade measures by one state against another that affect the free flow of international trade concerned about the continued promulgation and application by member states of laws and regulations such as that promulgated on 12 march 1996 known as the helms burton act the extraterritorial effects of which affect the sovereignty of other states the legitimate interests of entities or persons under their jurisdiction and the freedom of trade and navigation taking note of declarations and resolutions of different intergovernmental forums bodies and governments that express the rejection by
the international community
and public opinion of the promulgation and application of regulations of the kind referred to above recalling its resolutions 47 19 of 24 november 1992, 48 16 of 3 november 1993, 49 9 of 26 october 1994, 50 10 of 2 november 1995, 51 17 of 12 november 1996, 52 10 of 5 november 1997, 53 4 of 14 october 1998 and 54 21 of 9 november 1999, concerned that since the adoption of its resolutions 47 19, 48 16, 49 9, 50 10, 51 17, 52 10, 53 4 and 54 21, further measures of that nature aimed at strengthening and extending the economic commercial and financial embargo against cuba continue to be promulgated and applied and concerned also about the adverse effects of such measures on the cuban people and on cuban nationals living in other countries
takes note of the report of the secretary general on the implementation of
resolution 54 21 reiterates its call on all states to refrain from promulgating and applying laws and measures of the kind referred to in the preamble to
the present resolution
in conformity with their obligations under
the charter of the united nations and
international law which inter alia reaffirm the freedom of trade and navigation once again urges states that have and continue to apply such laws and measures to take the necessary steps to repeal or invalidate them as soon as possible
in accordance with
their legal regime
requests the secretary general in
consultation with the appropriate organs and agencies
of the united nations system to
prepare a report
on the implementation of the present resolution
in the light of the purposes and principles of the charter and international law and to submit it
to the general assembly at its fifty sixth session decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty sixth session the item entitled
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th plenary meeting
9 november 2000 a 55 172 and add 1.