On Wednesday, October 29, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a non-binding resolution calling for an end to the U.S. embargo on Cuba. The resolution passed with 165 votes in favor, while seven countries, including the United States and Israel, voted against it, and twelve abstained. This year, Morocco chose to abstain, marking a notable shift in its position. Until now, the Kingdom had consistently supported the lifting of the economic, commercial, and financial embargo imposed by Washington on Havana since February 3, 1962, as it did in 2022, 2023, and 2024. The timing of Morocco's abstention is particularly significant, coming on the eve of the UN Security Council's vote on a resolution concerning Western Sahara. The text, drafted under the Trump administration, underscores the preeminence of Morocco's autonomy plan as the basis for resolving the conflict. Morocco restored diplomatic relations with Cuba on April 21, 2017, after a 38-year rupture. Despite this normalization, Cuba remains a staunch ally of the Polisario Front, maintaining its recognition of the self-proclaimed «Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)».
