Middle East

Cuba denounces and warns against indiscriminate Israeli attacks in Damascus and Beirut

Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Cuba denounces and warns against indiscriminate Israeli attacks in Damascus and Beirut, including near its diplomatic headquarter

Cuba denounces, in particular, the air attack carried out on November 14 by Israeli forces occupying the Syrian Golan against the residential neighborhood of Mezzeh, in Damascus, where diplomatic headquarters and offices of the United Nations accredited in Syria are located

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november 19, 2024 09:11:34

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba condemns, in the strongest terms, the continued air strikes perpetrated by Israeli government forces against the residential areas of Beirut and Damascus, in flagrant violation of International Law, including International Humanitarian Law.
Cuba denounces, in particular, the air attack carried out on November 14 by Israeli forces occupying the Syrian Golan against the residential neighborhood of Mezzeh, in Damascus, where diplomatic headquarters and offices of the United Nations accredited in Syria are located.
We denounce, in the same terms, the daily Israeli attacks in the southern suburb of Beirut, near the neighborhood of Hazmieh.
These attacks have occurred in places very close to the Cuban diplomatic headquarters in Damascus and Beirut.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba has requested the attention of the UN Secretary General to this denunciation, and demands that the Security Council exercise its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, as established in the Charter of the United Nations.
We also request the efforts, in the same sense, of the President of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
The heinous crimes committed by Israel have caused dozens of deaths and injuries among the civilian population, including women and children, and caused the complete destruction of residential buildings.
These actions are part of the aggressive policy of the State of Israel against the nations of the Middle East, as evidenced by the genocide committed against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, the attacks in Lebanon and other aggressions against the Syrian territories.
Israel, the occupying power, has the military, logistical and political backing of the United States government, which guarantees impunity and has led to a dangerous escalation that further compromises regional and international stability and security.
Cuba, while expressing its solidarity with the nations attacked by Israel, calls for the pursuit of legitimate international efforts to achieve peace and an immediate and permanent ceasefire to avoid further escalation of a conflict that has already cost the lives of tens of thousands of civilians, including women, the elderly and children, and has aggravated the humanitarian crisis to alarming levels in these peoples of the region.
In accordance with its foreign policy, based on strict respect for the UN Charter and International Law, the Republic of Cuba reiterates that peace will only be possible in the Middle East through a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the conflict, which contemplates the creation of a sovereign and independent Palestinian State, with the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital and the return of refugees.
It also demands that the entry of Palestine as a full member of the UN be guaranteed without further delay.
Havana, November 18, 2024.

SOLIDARITY WITH CUBA

From people to people, solidarity

From people to people, solidarity and gratitude in the contingency

The third shipment of 54 electric generators, donated by the U.S. organization The People’s Forum for places affected by the recent hurricanes, recently arrived in the largest of the Antilles

Author:  | informacion@granma.cu

november 11, 2024 07:11:42

Taken from the X account of President Miguel Díaz-Canel 

The aid received, in the midst of the energy contingency, from the organization The People’s Forum, was highlighted by the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, who also stressed that solidarity also comes from the American people.
The Head of State highlighted the remarkable contribution of this group’s donation of one hundred electric generators in ten days, for which he thanked its members and called them brothers.
He assured that this equipment will benefit hospitals, polyclinics and other public service institutions in Guantánamo, Artemisa, Mayabeque and Havana.
“Cuba is a beacon of hope for the peoples of the world. We will always be with our neighbors!” he had written in The People’s Forum, in X.
Recently, the third shipment arrived in the largest of the Antilles, with 54 electric generators, for places affected by the recent hurricanes.

Arnaldo G. Barron

Executive Committee of Casa de Las Americas

 

Today, we gather to honor the extraordinary life and legacy of Arnaldo Goenaga Barron, a steadfast Cuban revolutionary.

Arnaldo’s unwavering dedication to the Cuban Revolution began as leader of the Orthodox Party of Cuba in NYC. He invited Comandante Fidel Castro to meet with him in NYC. On October 15, 1955 Arnaldo welcomed Fidel into his home, forging a historic partnership. During his 15 day stay they worked on a plan to organize the different sectors of the Cuban Diaspora in order to unite them into one organization. On October 28, 1956 the July 26 Movement is established in NYC and it was led by Comandante  Arnaldo Goenaga Barron.

As leader of the July 26 Movement in NYC, Arnaldo successfully united Cuban diaspora groups. His tireless efforts secured vital support for the revolution.

For decades, Arnaldo stood alongside Cuba, earning recognition with the prestigious Friendship Medal, presented by Ricardo Alarcon, President of the Cuban Parliament and certified by the Honorable President Raul Castro Ruz. In his speech the president of the parliament said Barron was  “someone that is inseparable to our history “ He also said, “Barron is a combatant, revolutionary, Cuban of the old vanguard”. The ceremony was held in Havana, Cuba in July of 2012. Many other persons of distinction from the government, his wife Gloria and son Arnaldo, members of Casa de las Americas of NYC and friends were  present.

We remember Arnaldo for his longstanding struggle, support and defense of the Cuban Revolution before and after 1959. He was a champion of justice, unity and Cuban sovereignty. His legacy inspires future generations.

Gloria eterna para nuestro amigo el muy querido Comandante Barron.

 

 

 

CUBA United Nations

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, demonstrated the cruel effects of the US blockade

Who can believe that the US policy is to help Cuba?

With concrete examples, the member of the Political Bureau and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, demonstrated before the UN General Assembly the cruel effects of the US blockade

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october 31, 2024 08:10:12

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“For five days, from Friday 18 to Wednesday 23 October, Cuban families were deprived, except for a few hours, of electricity, with the anxiety that food would spoil and it would not be possible or very costly to replace it, and many of them lacked running water.” This is how Cuba’s Political Bureau member and Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla began his speech before the UN General Assembly, referring to those recent moments when the country’s electro-energy crisis reached a peak, following the disconnection of the National Electric System (SEN).
“Hospitals operated under emergency conditions and schools and universities suspended classes. Entities interrupted their activities and only the vital ones were maintained. The economy came to a halt,” he told the plenary.
In addition, during the blackout, Hurricane Oscar hit the eastern part of the country on October 20 and, despite the efforts of the Cuban Civil Defense, eight people died, including a five-year-old girl, while two are still missing. Satellite photos showed the country to be in darkness and, in addition, subjected to heavy rains and winds.
The diplomat emphasized that, in spite of such conditions, the serenity, understanding and support of the people, who, together with 52,000 workers in the electricity sector, worked with the different organizations to restore stability to the country, was impressive.
“The primary cause of the failure of the National Electric System was the lack of fuel, which affected generation and caused instability associated with the precarious state of our plants, both direct consequences of the extreme measures of economic warfare applied by the US Government since 2019, specifically designed to prevent supplies of fuel, and of parts and pieces for technical maintenance to our plants and electrical facilities, as well as to hinder investment and access to financing,” denounced the Chancellor.
Electricity generation in our nation is highly dependent on imported fuels, and in just one year, the previous U.S. government sanctioned 53 ships and 27 companies associated with shipments to Cuba, he said.

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