NEW YORK, July 17, 2018. During his address at the General Debate of the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, the Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca, denounced that the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the US Government against Cuba for almost sixty years is depriving the Cuban people and constitutes the main obstacle to the country's economic development and consequently, for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.