HAVANA, June 30 (Reuters) – Cuba’s foreign ‌minister said ‌on Tuesday that ​the U.S. State Department was “pressuring and intimidating” United ‌Nations ⁠member states to put ⁠off an upcoming July ​7 floor ​debate ​over the ‌U.S. blockade of the communist-run island.

Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez told ‌reporters at ​a ​press ​conference in ‌Havana that the ​U.S. ​sanctions were “causing deaths” in ​Cuba.

(Reporting ‌by Dave Sherwood; ​Editing by ​Kylie Madry)