Washington, May 19 (Prensa Latina) — Cuba is not a threat to the United States, stated Councilman Mark Conway of Baltimore’s Fourth District, rejecting in exclusive remarks to Prensa Latina the aggressive escalation by Donald Trump’s administration toward the island.
“I am very disappointed, very disappointed to see the escalation and aggressiveness of the United States toward Cuba,” said Conway, who opposes the energy blockade imposed on the Caribbean nation as part of the unprecedented tightening of the economic, commercial, and financial embargo enforced by Washington for more than six decades.
For the public official of Maryland’s largest city, it is regrettable to hear what is happening in Cuba: “the millions of people without electricity who are trying to figure out how to obtain basic resources, partly due to decisions by the Trump administration to intensify the crisis.”
“We are already in a war in Iran that nobody wants to be in, neither Republicans nor Democrats. I can assure you that nobody wants more war; we do not want to see people die unnecessarily, whether from war or from lack of resources,” he emphasized.
Conway asked himself: “What can I do as a member of the Council, as a future member of Congress, if I have the opportunity to serve, to be an ally, and to be someone who repairs the relationship between us (the United States) and Cuba instead of breaking it?”
“We are here for you in solidarity,” stressed the 36-year-old politician from the Bronx, New York. “We are trying to do everything we can to resist this administration at home. And we know this has repercussions for the people of Cuba.”
“And please know this: we see you, we hear you,” he added. “We do not believe the propaganda we see from the administration used to justify the advance or escalation of aggression. We do not believe it. There is no valid reason.”
Cuba could be an ally if relations were improved, as they were during the administration of Barack Obama (2009–2017), he noted. “That is what I would love to see,” emphasized Conway, who was elected in 2020 to represent North Baltimore’s Fourth District on the City Council.
“That is why I hope we find a way to avoid further hardship for the Cuban people and a possible escalation in the future, as well as the unnecessary loss of lives due to the current decisions of the Trump administration,” added the councilman, who chairs the Public Safety and Government Operations Committee and serves as vice chair of the Public Health and Environment Committee.
Regarding Cuba, he expressed one wish: “I would love to get to know it better. That is part of the reason why I am here. Thank you, thank you.”
The councilman held a meeting this Monday with Cuba’s Chief of Mission, Lianys Torres, at the Cuban Embassy in Washington.
Yesterday, the United States government expanded its range of unilateral coercive measures against Cuba by imposing further hostile actions against Cuban officials and entities in an effort to tighten the pressure even more.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez has been clear: the United States “is building, day by day, a fraudulent case to justify the eventual military aggression” against his country.
(Taken from Prensa Latina)