Fajardo, who is also a lawmaker at Cuba’s National People’s Power Assembly (Parliament), told Prensa Latina that the US people must have the full right to enjoy everything that we have to offer in this matter.

She also advocated that Cuban artists can interact here, because “there has always been a need to meet again from artistic manifestations” between both cultures.

It is important that “our artists have much greater visibility, a higher level of promotion, that our artistic education system is strengthened at the same time,” but the effect of the unilateral blockade imposed on Cuba for more than 60 years is real, she noted.

She underlined that Cuba is the victim of a strict economic, commercial and financial blockade by successive United States Governments, which have limited the ability to obtain “materials for our students to learn.” However, she praised the results of Cuban schools even amid such hardships.

As a result of this policy, for example, cultural institutions are unable to get visas in time for performances of our artistic units here in the United States, she pointed out.

“We have also been limited to ensuring that a good number of our artists can be more systematically in this country,” Fajardo stressed, insisting that this denotes that “however, we always think it could be better.”

The young lawmaker commented that during the trip, which concluded in Tampa, Florida, “they held important meetings with various cultural institutions and media outlets.”

She considered that “our expectation to position Cuban Culture here” has also been strengthened, since genres such as jazz and performing arts have very fertile ground in these places.

However, that unity offered by culture is an element that cannot be broken with suffocation policies, she noted.

Fajardo was part of a delegation of cultural promoters that toured the United States for several days.

In addition to Washington DC, the group visited Mobile (Alabama), San Francisco (California), New York, and Tampa (Florida).

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