It is the great time for the unity of political, solidarity, trade union and cooperation organizations and institutions that wish to collaborate with Cuba in a common platform that covers both the political and economic fields, the latter being key to confront the blockade, he stressed in statements to Prensa Latina in this capital. According to Fernandez, all those willing to fight the economic, commercial and financial blockade of more than 60 years must be inspired by the unity of the Cuban people against aggression. With the implementation of the concept of unity, Cuba and its Revolution have resisted year after year, they gave imperialism its first defeat in Latin America on the sands of Playa Giron (Bay of Pigs) in April 1961. They promoted internationalism and achieved the return of child Elian Gonzalez and the five heroes, he stressed.

In the opinion of the president of CubaCoop, there are important moments ahead in the battle to denounce, condemn and weaken the blockade, a policy he described as criminal and unacceptable.

In this regard, he mentioned the the French Communist Party (PCF)’s initiative to launch a campaign against Washington’s blockade at the Fete de l’Humanite, a political-cultural festival scheduled for September 15-17; the 2nd European Forum in support of Cuba, and the International Tribunal against the blockade, which will be held in Brussels in November.

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