This is what they expressed in a joint statement by Asceep and FEUU, issued on the occasion of the commemoration of the 71st anniversary of the assaults on two barracks of the Fulgencio Batista dictatorship, led by Fidel Castro, on July 26, 1953.

According to the statement, that gesture marked the beginning of the Cuban Revolution and also opened “a new perspective and hope for all of our peoples.”

Cuba showed us another path, the text emphasizes.

From here we will continue to denounce the unjust blockade and defend the sovereignty and legitimate right to self-determination of the peoples, the statement ratifies.

It highlights Cuba’s “infinite solidarity” with the Uruguayan people, expressed in the reception of many exiles during the dictatorship here.

It also praises the work of a medical brigade from the Caribbean country that in the last 17 years restored the sight of thousands of people in this South American country.

The United States blockade will never be able to stop the solidarity between our peoples, which remains more valid than ever, he concludes.

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