Rome, May 7 (Prensa Latina) Italian political, trade union and student organizations marched today in Rome against the visit of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and to condemn the blockade and threats of aggression by the United States against Cuba.
Thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Rome on Thursday morning with Cuban flags and flags of the various groups participating in this mobilization, including the Communist Network party, the Base Trade Union (USB) and the youth entities Cambiare Rotta and Alternative Student Opposition (OSA).
During the march, those attending this solidarity demonstration expressed on their banners “Rubio out of Rome!” and pointed out that “Cuba is not alone!”, slogans reaffirmed by various speakers, who rejected the criminal US policy against the island, and the visit to this country by one of its main promoters.
“The presence of the head of US diplomacy in Rome represents a serious political signal, because it legitimizes an international stance of interference, sanctions and pressure on entire populations,” declared economist Luciano Vasapollo, leader of the Network of Communists.
The call for this demonstration states that “Rubio is one of the main figures of the American ruling class, which, in a context of crisis of hegemony both internationally and internally, is exhibiting its most brutal violence, its warmongering tendencies and its reactionary sentiments.”
The document also refers to US support for Israel in its genocidal attacks against the Palestinian people, as well as the aggression against Iran and Lebanon, with a belligerent escalation in the Middle East, and the new Monroe Doctrine in Latin America, with the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
In particular, reference is made to the recent measures to strangle Cuba, and it is noted that “in recent years the United States and its ruling class have proven to be, more than ever, a danger to the peoples of the world, who have decided to raise their voices after decades of exploitation, colonialism and oppression.”
“We have always supported Cuba, its government and its revolutionary process,” the organizers stated in their call for this mobilization, a position that was reaffirmed with the march held during this day, which was accompanied by statements and various demonstrations in this city and throughout Italy.
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