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U.S. Interferes With IAEA Activities in Cuba: Official
The International Atomic Energy Agency is struggling to deliver certain technologies to Cuba as a result of U.S. sanctions, the country's deputy ambassador to the United Nations said in comments reported on Monday by Prensa Latina.
"Because of the blockade [the] IAEA faces difficulties to purchase specialized equipments for projects in Cuban territory," Oscar Leon Gonzalez stated in remarks to the U.N. General Assembly.
The restrictions interfere with the U.N. nuclear watchdog's operations and breach its regulations, according to the envoy. The rules bar firms with U.S. business ties from exporting technology to Cuba, complicating specialized education and anticancer efforts, he said.
Gonzalez denounced U.N. Security Council involvement in matters concerning his country's interactions with the Vienna, Austria-based atomic organization. In addition, he called for the elimination of atomic armaments from the Korean Peninsula and backed calls for a Middle Eastern nuclear weapon-free zone.
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