On Saturday, social movements held a caravan along the main avenues of San Salvador—the capital of El Salvador—in solidarity with Cuba. The island nation is currently enduring a campaign of aggression by the United States (USA), which has intensified the blockade imposed on the island for over six decades.
The mobilization is part of a Global Day of Solidarity with the “Greater Antilles,” seeking to denounce the unilateral coercive economic measures imposed by the United States government.
Participants denounced that the intensification of the blockade infringes upon the Cuban population’s right to development and health; consequently, they demand its immediate lifting.
The route concluded at the Cuban Embassy in San Salvador with a political rally reaffirming the historical ties between the two peoples.
Raúl Martínez, a member of the Solidarity with Cuba Collective, stated that the caravan demonstrated that “the Salvadoran people—through their diverse social and political expressions—stand with Cuba and repudiate Donald Trump’s actions: intensifying the blockade, implementing a policy of extermination, imposing an oil embargo, and attempting to seize control of Cuba. We cannot allow ourselves to remain silent.”
Cuba’s Ambassador to El Salvador, Tomás Lorenzo Gómez, highlighted the significance of this display of solidarity, noting that it joins similar demonstrations held this Saturday in many countries around the world. He mentioned the *Nuestra América* convoy, which arrived in Havana this week carrying tons of humanitarian aid.
“It brings together more than six hundred delegates from various parts of the world who demonstrate their solidarity with Cuba, and who underscore that Cuba is not alone,” the diplomat stated.
IMAGE CREDIT: Participants denounced that the intensification of the blockade infringes upon the Cuban population’s right to development and health; consequently, they demand its immediate lifting. Photo: Screenshot
[ SOURCE: teleSUR ]
