Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the National Defense Council, denounced repeated statements by U.S. spokespersons and politicians that encourage the prospect of military aggression against Cuba. He reaffirmed the nation’s resolve to reject any attempt at foreign aggression, according to sources from the Presidency.
During his activities on National Defense Day, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic discussed with participants in the capital’s Boyeros municipality how this preparation system strengthens the cohesion of all components of the territorial defense system.
He noted that this strategy was demonstrated last week during a nationwide military exercise—the “Moncada 2026 Strategic Exercise”—and is also evident during the National Defense Days.
The Cuban president explained that this persistent rhetoric threatening military aggression has compelled the country to activate wartime structures for operation during peacetime, and to engage in intensive efforts to prepare the population for defense.
In light of the escalating aggression from the U.S. government, the Cuban leader emphasized that the appropriate response is to demand that Washington lift and end the blockade against Cuba—a form of collective punishment imposed on the Cuban people—along with all such genocidal aggression.
Díaz-Canel reiterated that Cuba neither threatens nor attacks any nation. He described the pretexts being fabricated to poison public opinion through media manipulation as part of a slanderous policy rooted in the use of lies.
Accompanying the President were members of the Political Bureau and the National Defense Council, including Esteban Lazo Hernández, President of the National Assembly and the Council of State; Roberto Morales Ojeda, Secretary of Organization of the Party’s Central Committee; Corps Generals Álvaro López Miera and Lázaro Alberto Álvarez Casas, Ministers of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) and the Ministry of the Interior (MININT), respectively; and Division General Amado Ricardo Guerra, Secretary of the Council of Ministers.
Also in attendance were Division General Ernest Feijóo Eiró, Chief of the Western Army, and Liván Izquierdo Alonso, President of the Provincial Defense Council in Havana—along with various other commanders and officers—as well as Yucleidis Ramírez Ramírez, President of the Municipal Defense Council, and the presidents of the various Zonal Defense Councils (CDZs) in the Boyeros municipality.
With a population of just over 29,000, the Boyeros defense zone spans approximately 15 square kilometers and houses key entities that produce goods and provide services, such as the José Martí International Airport.
José Ramón Pérez Yonch, President of the Zonal Defense Council (CDZ), outlined the tasks to be carried out in the territory as part of defense preparedness, including measures for alerting and protecting the population.
Thirty-six “production and defense brigades”—composed of local residents and employees from various workplaces—are tasked with operating in the territory; in peacetime, these brigades also assist in addressing everyday challenges.
Pérez Yonch detailed the implementation and advancement of the 176 Economic and Social Transformations within this Zonal Defense Council, as well as efforts to support vulnerable individuals, ensure pension payments to retirees, and revitalize cultural, sports, and recreational facilities.
He placed special emphasis on the “My Neighborhood for the Homeland” (*Mi Barrio por la Patria*) grassroots movement—which operates across three fronts: “Productive Neighborhood,” “Safe Neighborhood,” and “Solidary Neighborhood”—as well as the contributions of the Community Youth Network, while acknowledging that there is still much work to be done.
[ SOURCE: AGENCIA CUBANA DE NOTICIAS ]
