The president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, said this Wednesday during the XXIII Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), that the organization is an alliance of solidarity and The cooperation.
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“It is the alliance of solidarity and cooperation, winner of pragmatism that only bets on profit,” said the Cuban head of state, while insisting that this instance was the first concretion of a brotherhood founded by commanders Fidel Castro and Hugo Chávez, which still has a way to go.
By highlighting the exploits in the social order of ALBA-TCP, the Cuban head of state valued that this is the Alliance where many found answers to a development project. “Cuba will always be in the ALBA-TCP, above the blockades and difficulties, said Díaz-Canel Bermúdez.
“The alliance has proven that it has been possible to do it from the south,” said the Cuban dignitary, while emphasizing that “it is the time of the ovens as that revolutionary time of being together,” alluding to a concept of the Cuban National Hero, José Marti.
“The situation calls us to action,” he said. Meanwhile, he reiterated that they have pointed out the dangers with which Israel acts with impunity, with the support of the United States (USA).
He demanded a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the conflict and that a Palestinian State be contemplated, with East Jerusalem as its capital and the guarantee that all refugees return.
“From this forum of free, independent and sovereign peoples we demand the immediate entry of the state of Palestine as a full member of the United Nations (UN),” he stated, pointing out that no one can justify the brutal Zionist escalation of the last six months. , the serious violations of law, the war crimes, “which have turned a minimal strip of inhabited land into training fields for a bloodthirsty army.”
He urged that the United Nations Security Council must fulfill its mandate, while asserting that all the people of the world should make the Palestinian cause their own.
Miguel Díaz Canel Bermúdez assessed that the Monroe doctrine continues to threaten, because “the US. attacks left-wing and progressive forces,” he inferred. “In the face of imperialist pretensions, we reaffirm the unity and also the strengthening of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac).”
Likewise, the president condemned the violent invasion of the police at the headquarters of the Mexican embassy in Ecuador and the violation of asylum and sovereignty. He asked to redirect the process of former Ecuadorian president Jorge Glas, in accordance with international law.
Support from Cuba to Venezuela
Another of the aspects addressed by the Cuban dignitary was related to the Venezuelan electoral process, and he congratulated the people of that country for the development of the new electoral process in a climate of peace, “despite the attempt by some sectors to resort to violence and “resuming failed methods that caused so much pain.”
“We reject external interference on the Venezuelan people and denounce the application of coercive measures by the United States and demand that they be lifted in their entirety, immediately. Permanently and without conditions,” he stressed.
Support for Haiti
“The sister Republic of Haiti faces a very serious crisis. The international community owes a great debt to its people who were subjected to reprehensible punishments by imperial powers and have been forced to unjustly pay a high price for leading the continent’s first social revolution,” denounced Díaz-Canel.
He specified that Haiti needs real and effective development assistance and cooperation. He also indicated that the trafficking of weapons and ammunition to Haiti from the US must stop.
“The Haitian people have the right to find a peaceful, sustainable and lasting solution to the challenges they face based on respect for their self-determination, sovereignty and independence,” reaffirmed the head of state.
The president highlighted that his Cuba has offered cooperation to Haiti, even in the current circumstances it maintains a medical brigade in the country. “We have proposed, through Celac, the creation of a single international solidarity fund for the recovery of Haiti that draws on the contributions of the international community and addresses the priorities of the Haitian people.”
“Haiti’s debt must be forgiven. We endorse the just demands for reparation for the damages of slavery and colonialism of our Caribbean brothers who need and deserve fair, special and differentiated treatment,” he said.
He stressed that his Government supports the independence of the Puerto Rican people and provided “solidarity with the Argentine people, who will always find in ALBA-TCP an ally in the defense of their interests and claims.”
He thanked the support for the end of the genocidal and illegal blockade of the US Government against the Cuban people and confirmed that he appreciates the demand to remove Cuba from the list of countries that sponsor terrorism, he pointed out.
“Our fight will continue years after years until the United States lifts the blockade,” the president stressed and recognized that as time progresses, the threats and challenges for the Cuban Revolution grow.
“The year 2024 will be one of triumphs and results, of unity and progress,” he insisted, while emphasizing our commitment to integration. “We will continue working for an Alba of peace and unity, of victories of solidarity and cooperation. Let’s make the dreams of the founders of this alliance come true. “Together we are invincible,” he stated.
