Hundreds of people gathered Sunday in Paris to denounce and condemn the escalating aggression by the United States against Cuba, which includes an oil embargo, a policy they labeled imperialist.
In the central Place Vauban, with the Hôtel des Invalides as a backdrop, participants carried Cuban flags and banners identifying the organizations present, along with signs demanding an end to Washington’s hostility toward the Caribbean island and respect for its sovereignty.
The French Communist Party (PCF) called for the protest as part of the street actions planned for the weekend in solidarity with Cuba, which yesterday saw demonstrations in various cities, including Bordeaux and Toulouse.
Associations with decades of solidarity work with Cuba attended the Parisian event, including Cuba Coopération France (CubaCoop), Cuba Si France, France Cuba, and Cuba Linda, as well as the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), one of the country’s main labor unions, and political organizations.
Also present were Cuban residents belonging to a Coordinating Committee and representatives from the Communist and Citizen Group of the Paris City Hall and the Vitry-sur-Seine City Hall.
The demonstration rejected recent measures adopted by US President Donald Trump to intensify the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed for more than 60 years, a crusade that particularly seeks to strangle the island through an oil embargo.
On January 29, Trump declared Cuba an “unusual and extraordinary” threat to US national security and threatened to impose tariffs on countries that supply or sell hydrocarbons to Cuba, further emphasizing the extraterritorial nature of the blockade.
Cuba’s ambassador to France, Otto Vaillant, expressed his gratitude for the solidarity shown toward the island nation and the broad participation in the event.
In his remarks, the diplomat denounced the unilateral coercive measures imposed on Cuba and detailed their impact on the civilian population.
Vaillant defended his country’s right to peace, self-determination, and development without external interference or pressure.
[ SOURCE: PRENSA LATINA ]
