Rodríguez tells the UN the U.S. is waging economic war on Cuba for regime change

In the General Assembly debate on Cuba's annual resolution against the U.S. embargo, Rodríguez said the United States wages economic war on Cuba to dominate it and bring about regime change. He called the fuel blockade the equivalent of a naval blockade and an act of war, collective punishment and genocide.

“At the UN General Assembly I denounced the economic war the U.S. is waging against Cuba for the purposes of domination and "regime change." This aggression includes a fuel blockade, which is equivalent to a naval blockade, which is an act of war and an act of collective punishment and genocide, prohibited by international law. (Translated from Spanish. Original: En la Asamblea General de @ONU_es denuncié la guerra económica que EEUU lleva a cabo contra Cuba con fines de de dominación y "cambio de régimen". Esta agresión incluye un bloqueo de combustible, que equivale a un bloqueo naval, que es un acto de guerra y un acto de castigo colectivo y de genocidio, proscritos por el Derecho Internacional.)”