Russia stands firmly for an early end to the U.S. blockade against Cuba, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

Calling the trade, economic and financial embargo against Cuba "a relic of the 'Cold War' times," the ministry said in a statement that "Russia, as well as the majority of the global community members, supports the quickest cancellation of the blockade."

On Nov. 20, 2012, the Russian State Duma adopted a statement to remind the parliaments of UN member states of "the necessity to lift the economic, trade and financial embargo against Cuba," the ministry noted.

"We are intending to support Havana firmly and consistently regarding this issue," it added.

"Our country traditionally supports the Cuban draft of the UN General Assembly resolution 'Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the U.S. against Cuba, ' which is kind of an attitude barometer of the global community to the issue," the ministry said. Endi