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Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel closed the event with a speech emphasizing the importance of maintaining such spaces for dialogue despite international pressures.

Jan 31 (teleSUR) This Friday, the Sixth International Conference for World Balance concluded in Cuba, an event that brought together 1,233 delegates from 98 countries.

Organized by the Cuban Presidency, its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the José Martí Project for World Solidarity, the conference served as a platform for debating urgent global issues.  

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel closed the event with a speech emphasizing the importance of maintaining such spaces for dialogue despite international pressures.

He addressed topics such as the blockade against Cuba, the sovereignty of the Panama Canal, the genocide in Palestine, and the misuse of social media. Additionally, he criticized the United States’ support for Israel and its backing of the economic blockade against Cuba.  

Jorge Arreaza, executive secretary of ALBA-TCP, highlighted the relevance of these gatherings in consolidating a multipolar world. “Twenty-five years ago, little was said about a multipolar world, but today it is urgent to consolidate it for the sake of humanity,” he stated.

Arreaza also emphasized that ALBA-TCP was a pioneer in uniting countries committed to global well-being.  

European Parliament member Irene Montero condemned the blockade against Cuba as “criminal and illegal,” attributing it to the actions of “the two most aggressive terrorist powers.”

Meanwhile, Rander Peña, Venezuela’s Vice Minister for Latin America, stated that global balance must be based on the unity of nations and warned about the resurgence of fascism.  

Representatives from Slovenia and Argentina also spoke, stressing the need for a new balance in the ecosystem and reaffirming their support for solidarity initiatives such as the World Love Marathon for Cuba. Mario Nájera, from the José Martí Project, called for the urgent organization of the next edition of the conference.  

David Adler, from the Progressive International, highlighted the shift in global economic balance with the rise of multipolar institutions and the growing independence of countries in the Global South.

Finally, the representative from the United States pledged to support Venezuela’s sovereignty and oppose sanctions and military threats.  

The event concluded with a call to respect the sovereignty of states and to end illegal blockades, reaffirming the participants’ commitment to a more just and equitable world.

Havana, Jan 31 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Friday advocated a new international order based on solidarity, cooperation and respect for the right of each country to present its political, economic and social system, without interference.

At the closing session of the 6th International Conference for the Balance of the World, the president stressed that it must be a democratic model, in which all nations have the opportunity to be truly represented on equal terms.

The challenges to achieve this or even get closer to it are immense, Díaz-Canel noted, while assuring that unity, strategy and a clear vision are required in this objective.

The head of State explained that a new order “must be a sustainable model, which promotes peace, security for all, social justice, equitable prosperity, respect for cultural, ethnic and religious plurality, as well as promoting access to science and technology and human rights for all.”

He warned that oligarchies dominate the world today, not only for wealth, but because they concentrate political, cultural and social power that tries to perpetuate a benefit that favors a few at the expense of many.

Díaz-Canel pointed out that large industrial corporations, financial conglomerates and technological giants have the power to make decisions that affect the lives of millions of people, from access to medicines to data privacy.

“These elites not only seek to maximize their profit, but also to consolidate their hegemony, including standards and norms that perpetuate dependency,” he warned.

The president considered that this is the essence of the current international dynamics and explains the unacceptable reality “that the gap between developed and underdeveloped countries tends to widen without any prospects of change.”

He stressed that developing nations, especially their peoples, “have the right to build a better world and have the right and duty to fight for it.”

This will not be possible if there is no significant progress in favor of an international model different from the current one, he stressed.

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Havana, January 30 (RHC)– Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel spoke Thursday with several personalities participating in the VI International Conference for the Balance of the World, which is taking place at the Havana Convention Center.

The head of state met with the Vice President of International Affairs of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, Rander Peña, with whom he discussed the current challenges of the region, in light of which it is increasingly necessary to strengthen integration and the mechanisms that exist.

He also spoke with the member of the European Parliament for the Spanish left-wing party Podemos, Irene Montero, who was interested in the current situation that the Caribbean country is going through as a result of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States.

The MEP and women’s rights activist referred to the consequences that the actions of the new Donald Trump administration could bring for Cuba and the world.

For his part, the president stressed that Cuba’s dialogue with the European Union has been maintained despite attempts to interrupt it.

According to a report from the Presidency of the Republic, the dignitary also received the American writer, political scientist and activist David Adler, general coordinator of the Progressive International.

During the meeting, Adler described the international conference as a transcendental space to share Cuban resistance strategies “in the face of the avalanches of pressure that reach the island from its country, and that can contribute a lot to the region.”

This Thursday, Díaz-Canel met with the president of the Senate of Grenada, Dessima Williams, who described Cuba as a friendly nation and “a tireless fighter and defender of just causes.”

Later, the president referred to the good state of the historic relations between his country and Algeria, and ratified the will to continue strengthening them, when speaking with the president of the Parliamentary Friendship Group with Cuba in the National People’s Assembly of that African country, Feitas Benlakehal.

He also highlighted the ties of friendship and brotherhood that unite Cuba and Russia, after receiving the first vice president of the International Relations Committee of the State Duma and coordinator of the Parliamentary Friendship Group, Dmitri N. Novikov.

“A warm greeting to President Putin, to the President of the Russian Duma and to all our Russian friends,” said Díaz-Canel at the meeting and then praised the excellent relations that exist between both countries, which has allowed them to reach “important consensus on cooperation issues.”

“We appreciate,” he said, “the constant denunciations of the blockade against Cuba and its inclusion on the list of nations supposedly sponsoring terrorism.”

Havana, January 31 (Radio Habana Cuba) — The new international system, gender challenges, peace and democracy will be the focus of today’s analysis of the last day of the VI International Conference for the Balance of the World, which is being held in Cuba.

Other topics included in the program are human beings and their relationship with nature, culture for the good of humanity, health strategies and prevention, and there will also be a time dedicated to supporting the anti-colonial struggle of the people of Puerto Rico.

This Friday, the sessions of the International Meeting of Martian Chairs, the World Congress of Poets for Peace in Defense of Life and the Parliamentary Forum for Peace and Democracy will also continue at the Havana Convention Center.

The Argentine researcher Atilio Borón will give the keynote lecture “The transition has concluded.  Notes on the distinctive features of the new international system.”

Meanwhile, the Secretary General of the Belgian Workers’ Party, Peter Mertens, will speak on “The rebellion, the working class and the perspective of socialism. How to fight imperialism in 2025?”

Likewise, the president of the Communist Party of Spain, José Luis Centella, will delve into how to “Strengthen multilateralism in times of Trump as president of the USA.”

The day before, in the framework of the international meeting, young people from various latitudes called for the ceasefire in Palestine to be firmly respected and definitive, and to achieve lasting peace.

As part of the Youth Forum, “With All and for the Good of All,” the delegates committed to continue promoting massive solidarity with the Palestinian people on social networks and in public spaces, to demand the end of genocide and to defend the legitimate right to have an independent and sovereign State.

The VI Conference, dedicated to dialogue among civilizations and the culture of peace, was attended by more than a thousand delegates from almost a hundred countries. 

[ SOURCE:  PRENSA LATINA ]