Chitré, Panama, Feb 22 (Prensa Latina) Delegates to the 25th National Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba in Panama today approved the forum’s final Declaration, a brief summary, they said, of the immense love they feel for that heroic people.
At the end of the two-day meeting in the city of Chitré, the capital of the central province of Herrera, representatives of the chapters of the various territories and regions went out to multiply the new commitments in a caravan that traveled through the main arteries of this city.
The condemnation of the blockade imposed by the United States on the island for more than six decades and the demand that Washington exclude Cuba from a spurious list of countries that supposedly sponsor terrorism became key axes of the text.
The old demand, but now with more concrete actions, that the northern country return to its true owner, the Cuban people, the illegally occupied territory in the province of Guantánamo stood out among the points of the proclamation.
They also proposed supporting the actions carried out by the Martí Association of Cuban Residents in Panama and participating in key events in the region such as the “World Marathon of Love for Cuba,” an initiative promoted by the Continental Network of Latin America and the Caribbean.
They also noted that Panama will have an active presence at the 9th Latin American and Caribbean Continental Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba, scheduled for October 9-12 in Mexico.
Another agreement referred to exposing to the Panamanian authorities the main consequences of the intensification of the blockade, the Torricelli Act, the Helms-Burton Act, which have caused considerable damage to the Cuban economy and had a significant impact on the quality of life of families.
To fine-tune each of the strategies, the delegates to the meeting at the Damasco retreat center in Chitré received a detailed presentation by the Cuban ambassador to Panama, Víctor Cairo, on the complex situation in his country, aggravated by the increasing measures of the administration of Donald Trump, in his second term.
The diplomat stressed that despite all the obstacles and challenges that lie ahead, the people and the leadership of the Revolution that triumphed in 1959 are resisting in a creative manner and to do so they have the support of fraternal groups such as that of Panama, willing to defend from new attacks a historic bilateral relationship of brotherhood and camaraderie.
During the meeting, resolutions were approved on all these issues and they also agreed to systematically measure the results until the 26th edition of these events is held in February of next year, the venue of which was the Caribbean city of Colón.
One of the main goals of this conclave, they said, will be to strengthen the structure and organization of the Coordinator, expand its membership and further involve other sectors such as Panamanians who completed studies in Cuba, unions and student associations, indigenous groups, peasants and women, among others.
The XXV Meeting was held under the motto “Dedicated with love to Cuba for its dignity and resistance,” a phrase that for many means increasing initiatives that contribute to the economic development of the largest of the Antilles and address the growing impacts on its electrical energy system, as a consequence of Washington’s hostile policy.
As part of the forum’s activities, a visit was made to the community of El Espinal, Guararé district, central province of Los Santos, where together with representative Nilka Morcillo, the delegates enjoyed a cultural activity led by students from the Gabriel Villarreal Music Academy.
In addition, a bust was inaugurated at the Regional University Center of Azuero in memory of the National Hero José Martí, the most universal of Cubans.
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