We defend Cuba against the imperialist siege! We defend the Revolution!

Statement of the International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties

We strongly condemn the growing multidimensional aggression of the United States against Cuba, which has been implemented since January 1, 1959. At this stage, what we face goes beyond an economic, commercial, and financial blockade that violates the international law and has reached intolerable levels of criminality; it is the policy of total annihilation which includes direct military threats following countless terrorist acts and hundreds of assassination plots.

By cutting off the power supply to plunge the island into darkness, attempting to paralyze the healthcare system, and attacking the right to life of an entire people—from children to the elderly— this policy constitutes a strategy of punishment and suffocation marked by its inhumane, genocidal nature. The blockade has transcended the classic instruments of imperialism, transforming into a systematic campaign of destruction aimed at eliminating the most fundamental conditions for the development of the socialist project that the Cuban people sovereignly chose, a situation that has been further aggravated, particularly by the oil blockade intensified by the executive order signed by US President on January 29.

Recent information indicates that, while the US administration maintains so-called diplomatic processes, it is simultaneously accelerating preparations for military operations against Cuba, which has already seen recent provocative episodes. This hypocritical and coercive conduct exposes once again the true intentions of imperialism, which it has never hidden: to overthrow the Revolution by imposing submission and subjugation.

However, history has shown that the Cuban people are prepared to defend the Revolution. The revolution led by Fidel Castro represents not only a change of power, but a historic bastion won from imperialism. Cuba remains committed to peace, while clearly affirming its determination to exercise its right to self-defense against any attack on its sovereignty and the achievements of socialism.

We, as communist and workers' parties of the world, declare: the resistance of the Cuban people is legitimate, just, and a shared honor for humanity. Any attack against Cuba is an attack against the peoples of the world.

For this reason, strengthening internationalist solidarity with Cuba is not only a political option, but a historical responsibility of communist and workers' parties. Whatever the cost, we are determined to defend Cuba with all our political and social means; to denounce the blockade and military aggression; and to intensify the common struggle against imperialist interventions in all regions of the world.

Cuba is not alone. Imperialism will be defeated. The Cuban Revolution will triumph!