Cuban Ambassador to Panama, Víctor Cairo, denounced terrorist actions against his country, sponsored and organized by the United States, according to local press reports here today. In an interview with the Bayano Digital newspaper, Cairo also condemned the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by Washington on the island for more than 66 years.
Regarding the publication of the US presidential memorandum of June 30, which reiterates hostile actions dictated by President Donald Trump, the diplomat explained that the recently reported aggressiveness characterizes bilateral relations between Cuba and the United States. He specified that the situation is marked by the strong positioning of “anti-Cuban” political figures in the White House, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, an instigator bent on destroying the Cuban Revolution.
Cairo also noted that the economic, political, and diplomatic pressures exerted by the United States have been accompanied by terrorist and subversive plots within the Caribbean country, primarily targeting electrical power facilities, fuel depots, and attacks targeting hospitals and schools. He added that these actions involve the transmission of messages of hate and violence on social media in an attempt to undermine the Cuban constitutional order.
Since the mercenaries are ineffective in their internal work and are unable to fulfill their vile purposes due to the strength of the people, he asserted, they then decide to hire people to commit acts of sabotage and terrorism to generate panic, fear, and instability. He added that the list of individuals and organizations being prosecuted or wanted for involvement in terrorist acts against Cuba has been updated. This fulfills the commitment to the norms of international law, Cuba’s internal legal system, and the conventions to which we are party.
This list includes a group of people residing abroad, the vast majority in the United States. This list has been submitted to the United Nations and also to the Panamanian authorities so that they may be aware of, contribute to, and cooperate with Cuba in the commitment and obligation assumed as States, he clarified. On this topic, in his statements to the newscast, the ambassador recalled that the Cuban State is a party to the 19 international agreements related to terrorism and strictly complies with the United Nations Security Council resolutions related to combating this scourge.
UN Resolution 1373 requires all States to take measures to prevent and suppress terrorism, including criminalizing terrorist financing and promoting international cooperation in this area. In this regard, he indicated that “Cuba does not have a double standard on the issue of terrorism. Our message is clear: we oppose terrorism in all its forms and we cannot accept the United States’ inclusion of us on the list of sponsors of terrorism, which is immoral and ethically false,” he emphasized.
The head of the Cuban diplomatic mission also appealed for international solidarity and the support of Cubans around the world to reject the inhumane blockade, which is the main obstacle to the development of his country, which resists unjust harassment and the violation of the principles of free trade among nations.
(Taken from PL)
