A/70/172 Cuba hopes that the new context of bilateral relations between Cuba and the United States, announced on 17 December 2014 by Presidents Raúl Castro Ruz and Barack Obama, including the decision to restore diplomatic relations between the two countries and to begin a process aimed at normalizing relations, will bring those aggressive policies to an end, and that the economic, commercial and financial embargo that has caused serious damage to the Cuban people will be lifted. The embargo has had a harmful impact in the area of information and communications, among other aspects of the daily life of the Cuban people. As a part of the computerization programme in Cuba, the first national workshop on computerization and cybersecurity, on the theme “Becoming a computerized society”, was held from 18 to 20 February 2015. More than 11,500 information and communication technologies professionals from all over the country attended the event. The issue of the security, monitoring and handling of information and communication technologies was one of the topics covered. Cuba has established the Council of Computerization and Cybersecurity, directed by the highest State body, the Government and the Communist Party of Cuba. Its purpose is to recommend, coordinate and oversee the comprehensive policies and strategies for this process. Work is also under way to set up the Computer Users Union of Cuba. Cuba supported resolution 69/28 and will continue to contribute to the peaceful global development of information and telecommunications technologies and their use for the good of all humanity. El Salvador [Original: Spanish] [21 April 2015] The Armed Forces of El Salvador, within the context of information and telecommunications security, have centralized public-network-independent voice, video and data telecommunications. A perimeter information security team has been acquired and configured; in addition, there is an encryption system for handling official information in order to protect all information from any external agent that may attempt to infiltrate the system, as well as from cyberattacks. Georgia [Original: English] [26 May 2015] The Government of Georgia puts information and cybersecurity high on its political agenda and considers addressing cyberthreats an integral part of the national security policy, especially in view of widespread e -government reforms throughout the country and the increased dependence of its critical infrastructure on information and communications technology tools. Voicing those concerns, and in order to strengthen information security, the Government of Georgia has introduced several strategic, legal, organizational and institutional measures. The first strategy addressing cybersecurity at the national level is laid out in the cybersecurity strategy and action plan for 2013 -2015, which is the principal 15-12333 5/14