Cuba in favor of eliminating causes of arms trafficking Cuba in favor of eliminating causes of arms trafficking Vienna, May 11 (Prensa Latina) In order to eradicate illegal arms trafficking, we must fight its socioeconomic causes, Marlen Redondo, member of Cuba's Permanent Mission at the UN, in Austria, said on Tuesday. The third secretary of the Cuban delegation at the United Nations in this capital called for international cooperation and assistance to the States that request it, according to their needs. During a speech at the Working Group on Firearms, Redondo highlighted that her country complies with the commitments as a member State of the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its annexed Firearms Protocol, which it joined in February, 2007.