Miami.-Orlando Gutiérrez-BoronatSecretary of the Cuban Resistance Assembly, met on Wednesday, February 19 in Panama with high -level authorities and with the President of the Union of Latin American Parties (UPLA), Julián Obiglio.
The encounter It happened in the Presidential Palace (Palacio de las Garzas), where the leader of the Cuban democratic directory also exchanged with Juan Carlos Orillac, Minister of Presidency of the Central American country.
“The visit is part of an effort to consolidate the unity of democracies in support of the freedom of the Cuban people, eliminate the economic subsidy of democracies to the Castro dictatorship and exclude non-democratic countries of democratic summits,” said Gutiérrez-Boronat to Cubanet.
Born in Havana seven years after the triumph of the revolution, Gutiérrez-Boronat is a central figure in the struggle for democracy in Cuba. For decades, he has headed initiatives to support resistance within the island and advocate for democracy in international forums.
In January, the president of the Chamber of Representatives of Puerto Rico, Carlos “Johnny” Méndez, received the opponent at the Capitol of San Juan to Gutiérrez-Boronat with a delegation of Cuban leaders, in an effort to reinforce solidarity ties and promote The freedom of Cuba.
The Cuban Resistance Assembly (ARC), of which Gutierrez is Secretary General, is composed of 52 civic organizations inside and outside Cuba. Recognized for its initiatives in the international arena, the ARC has also supported the internal opposition. On January 28, the Assembly began its “Martiana Tour” with a speech by Gutiérrez-Boronat at the Martian Dinner of the Cuban Patriotic Board (JPC), an event that commemorates the birth of José Martí.
In one recent interview To this media Gutierrez expressed about the premises of his work. “The objective is one: rescue the Cuban nation, rebuild the Republic, have a country that is worthy for everyone. Raise a country that is worthy of the glorious ancestors that we have, that live up to what were the ideals of the wars of independence. We need a country where Cubans can return. Cuba is dying. ”
