Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez told the UN Security Council that "now should be the time for solidarity" as the Caribbean nation faces a "humanitarian catastrophe."

"I call on the international community to mobilize to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe that could be imposed through arms or the fuel blockade," Rodriguez told the Security Council late on Tuesday.

Ahead of the Security Council session in New York, Rodriguez also posted on X saying, "I requested the UN's contribution to halt a US military aggression against Cuba, which would provoke a bloodbath, and to put an end to the threats of using force."

He reiterated Havana's "willingness to continue bilateral talks with the US," provided there is no interference in Cuban affairs.

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