Assembly/AU/Res.1(XIX) Page 1 RESOLUTION ON THE LIFTING OF THE ECONOMIC AND TRADE EMBARGO IMPOSED ON THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA We, the Heads of State and Government of the African Union meeting in our Nineteenth Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 15 to 16 July 2012: RECALLING the outcomes of the Global African Diaspora Summit, held on 25 May 2012 in Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa; RECALLING Resolution Assembly/AU/Res.1(XV) adopted by our Assembly at its 15th Ordinary Session held in Kampala, Uganda, on 27 July 2010, and Resolution Assembly/AU/Res.1(XVII) adopted at its 17th Ordinary Session held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on 1 July 2011 and in particular, the calls made to the Government of The United States of America to lift the long-standing and unjustifiable economic and trade embargo imposed on the Republic of Cuba to enable it enjoy all the legitimate prospects for its sustained development; REAFFIRMING our commitment to further strengthen Africa-Caribbean relations as expressed by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government at Kampala, Uganda in June 2010; REAFFIRMING our full support to the annual resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations titled: "Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba"; REITERATE our call and, once again, INVITE the Government of The United States of America to lift the long-standing and unjustifiable economic and trade embargo imposed on the people of the Republic of Cuba.