By Deisy Francis Mexidor
“I am very disappointed, very disappointed to see the escalation and aggression of the United States toward Cuba,” expressed Conway, who opposes the energy blockade imposed on the Caribbean nation as part of the unprecedented strengthening of the economic, commercial, and financial embargo imposed by Washington more than six decades ago.
For the public official of Maryland’s most populous city, it is regrettable to hear what is happening in Cuba, “the millions of people who have no electricity and are trying to figure out how to obtain basic resources, in part due to decisions by the Trump administration to intensify the crisis.”
“We are already in a war in Iran that no one wants to be in, neither Republicans nor Democrats; I can assure you that no one wants more war; we don’t want to see people die unnecessarily, whether from war or from a lack of resources,” he emphasized.
Conway asked, “What can I do as a member of the Council, as a future member of Congress, if I have the opportunity to serve, to be an ally, and to be someone who repairs the relationship between us (the United States) and Cuba, instead of breaking it?”
“We are here for you in solidarity,” stressed the 36-year-old politician, originally from the Bronx, New York. “We are trying to do everything we can to resist this administration at home. And we know that this has repercussions for the people of Cuba.”
“And please know that, we see it, we hear you,” he added. “We don’t believe the propaganda we see from the administration to justify the advance or escalation of aggression. We don’t believe it.” “There is no valid reason.”
Cuba could be an ally if only we could improve relations as we did under the Obama administration (2009-2017), he noted. “That’s what I would love to see,” emphasized Conway, elected in 2020 to represent Baltimore’s Fourth Ward on the City Council.
“And that’s why I hope we find a way to avoid further problems for the Cuban people and a possible escalation in the future, as well as the unnecessary loss of life due to the current decisions of the Trump administration,” added the councilman, who chairs the Public Safety and Government Operations Committee and serves as vice chair of the Public Health and Environment Committee.
Regarding Cuba, he expressed a wish: “I would love to get to know them better. That’s part of the reason I’m here.” “Thank you, thank you.”
The councilman met this Monday with the head of the Cuban Mission, Lianys Torres, at the Cuban embassy in Washington.
Yesterday, the United States government expanded its range of unilateral coercive measures against Cuba by imposing this hostility against officials and entities on the island, with the intention of further tightening the noose.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez has been clear: the United States “is building, day after day, a fraudulent case to justify eventual military aggression” against his country.
IMAGE CREDIT: Councilman Mark Conway / PRENSA LATINA
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