Radio Cadena Agramonte emisiora de Camagüey
Rome, Feb 7 - The community of Cubans residing in Italy reaffirmed their commitment to the defense of their country and their people, who are currently facing a genocidal economic attack by the government of US President Donald Trump.
During an event held the previous day at the Embassy of Cuba in this European nation, leaders and members of various associations expressed their rejection of the executive order signed by Trump on January 29, aimed at preventing the entry of fuel into the Caribbean nation.
The meeting was presided over by Cuban Ambassador Jorge Luis Cepero and Arasay D'Angelo, First Secretary in charge of Consular Affairs, who thanked the broad presence of compatriots residing in Italy, as well as those who participated via teleconference from various regions of the peninsula.
The head of the diplomatic mission began his speech by recalling the imperialist attack on January 3 against Venezuela by US forces, in which the president of that country, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife Cilia Flores were kidnapped—an incident in which 32 Cuban combatants lost their lives in an unequal battle.
This cowardly aggression against the Bolivarian nation, a violation of international law, was followed by increased threats against the island, including of a military nature, and the signing by Trump of a decree threatening high tariffs on countries that sell oil to Cuba, with the clear purpose of creating a severe humanitarian crisis.
The United States seeks to subdue the Cuban people through hunger in an attempt to bring about the collapse of the revolutionary process, with a measure that can be considered genocide, "but I guarantee you that in the face of this difficult situation we will resist and we will overcome," the diplomat stated.
Speaking on behalf of the associations of Cubans residing in Italy were, among others, Irma Castillo, Ulises Mora, Olga Lídia Priel, Indira Pineda, Lázaro Martín Díaz, Nilda Navarro, Esnedy Milán, Mayda Pérez, Yadira González, Marlenis Castillo, Taylin Suárez, Rebeca Reyes, Gretel Columbié, Isabel Cristina Céspedes, and Yanet Platero.
In the face of the new, unprecedentedly cruel measures against Cuba, Castillo expressed that "together we can do many things to help our country" with various initiatives, including a new fundraising campaign, while Lázaro Martín and other participants proposed sending containers with humanitarian aid.
For her part, Pineda referred to the possibility of demanding parliamentary actions in this country and the European Union to condemn the new US attacks against Cuba, as well as sending letters to the Vatican, to Pope Leo XIV, to denounce these acts.
In the closing remarks of the event, the ambassador expressed, on behalf of the government and the Cuban people, deep gratitude for the supportive actions for Cuba that the community of compatriots residing in Italy has historically always carried out, "physically distant from their Homeland, but with their hearts on the island." (Text and photo: PL)
