Greek Communist Youth complete solidarity mission in Cuba

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The Solidarity Brigade of KNE completed its mission in Cuba

Regarding the Solidarity-with-Cuba Brigade of the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE), which has now completed its mission in Cuba, the Press Office of the Central Council of KNE notes the following:

“The Solidarity-with-Cuba Brigade of KNE, which began on August 2, has been successfully concluded, adding yet another important chapter to the expression of internationalist solidarity with the Island of the Revolution!

This initiative is part of the numerous actions and events in solidarity with the Cuban people and youth that the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and KNE have carried out recently. The mission was part of the 53rd European “José Martí” Solidarity Brigade organised by the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP).

The members and cadres of KNE who participated in the brigade had the opportunity to take part in discussions and meetings about the history of Cuba and the Cuban Revolution, as well as the situation caused by the embargo imposed on Cuba by US imperialism and, in particular, the energy blockade of recent months. At the same time, they visited important monuments and historic sites associated with the Cuban Revolution in Havana, Santa Clara and Cienfuegos.

The Brigade members undertook symbolic volunteer work and delivered medical supplies to a hospital and school supplies to an orphanage, demonstrating the importance of internationalist solidarity in practice.

Additionally, the KNE delegation visited the impressive building of the Cuban trade unions, the CTC headquarters, where they held a meeting and exchanged valuable insights into the labour movements in each country.

The highlight of the activities was the 1st International Colloquium, “Fidel: Legacy and Future”, held in Havana to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Comandante Fidel Castro Ruz's birth. A delegation from the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), led by Giorgos Marinos, member of the Political Bureau of the CC of the KKE, also participated in these events.

In the framework of the brigade, a meeting was held between a delegation of KNE and the Union of Young Communists of Cuba (UJC), specifically with Yaliel Combo Calvo, Second Secretary of the Organization, and Mirthia Julia Brossard Oris, member of the National Bureau. During the meeting, KNE and the youth of our country as a whole expressed their solidarity and support for the struggle of the Cuban people, and the two organisations engaged in a rich exchange of experiences regarding their activities.

The brigade’s activities sent a message of solidarity to the Cuban people and the youth of Cuba, condemning imperialist aggression and the devastating U.S. economic blockade that suffocates Cuba.

We condemn the new sanctions against Cuba announced by the U.S. Department of State on August 21, which this time target officials of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples, as well as the targeting of the solidarity-with-Cuba brigades, such as that of KNE, by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

We emphasise our internationalist message and demand the removal of Cuba from the list of “state sponsors of terrorism”, as well as an end to any prosecutions against Raúl Castro.

We are inspired by the example of the great communist revolutionary, leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro.

We are intensifying the struggle to overthrow the decayed, exploitative capitalist system of poverty and wars in our country and to build the new society of socialism-communism.

Cuba is not alone!

Hasta la victoria siempre!”