If the Cuban people and their Revolution have overcome so many obstacles in these more than 60 years and have achieved success in education, health and other sectors, it is due in large part to the friendly support they have received, he stressed when speaking at a meeting with the solidarity.
More than 70 representatives of French and Latin American solidarity associations, unions and political forces attended the event based at the embassy of the Antillean nation, where Peñalver provided an update on the Cuban reality and its challenges and exchanged criteria with the participants.
In that sense, he recalled that the Caribbean island is still under attack by the US economic, commercial and financial blockade, a policy intensified by the Donald Trump administration with 243 additional measures.
His successor in the White House, Joseph Biden, has not only maintained these hostile actions, on the contrary, he has incorporated new ones, denounced Peñalver, who arrived in France today on a working visit, which will include a meeting of inter-foreign ministry political consultations.
According to the first deputy minister of Foreign Affairs, such aggressions and destabilization attempts, such as those promoted by the riots of last July, collide with the will and spirit of resistance of the Cuban people, accompanied by true and faithful friends.
Peñalver insisted on thanking those who have put their foot firmly on the ground in defense of the Cuban Revolution, in the fight against the blockade and so that the island is respected.
During his speech, he shared details about the current situation of the largest of the Antilles, on which he highlighted the work in the neighborhoods, the debates around the project of the new Family Code, the promotion of new laws and the good results in the confrontation with the Covid-19 pandemic, thanks to its own vaccines.
Also the Cuban ambassador to France, Otto Vaillant, highlighted the role of solidarity on French soil and the world and the strength they provide to the Caribbean nation.
On behalf of those 11 million Cubans that you defend, we thank you, said the diplomat, in a meeting that was attended by the associations Cuba Si France, Cuba Cooperation France, Cuba Linda, France Cuba and ALBA-TCP France. .
Likewise, representatives of the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), the French Communist Party and the Communist Rebirth Pole participated, as well as journalists, researchers and African graduates on the island.
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