Madam President,
Allow me to begin by expressing our condemnation of the atrocious terrorist act perpetrated in Moscow. We offer our sincere condolences to the Russian Federation and to the families and loved ones of the victims.
(ES) Madam President,
The full exercise of parliamentary diplomacy is necessary in the current international context, marked by the effects of multidimensional and interconnected global crises, where the right to live in peace and security, in justice and freedom, is constantly threatened because the most powerful nations do not respect their commitments to international instruments of control in the field of disarmament, militarize cyberspace, manipulate for political purposes and interference concepts as important as democracy and human rights.
They are the same ones who multiply coercion and unilateral sanctions against those who do not bend to their designs, and who sponsor the overthrow of sovereign governments by force using unconventional methods of warfare, while on their own territory proliferate expressions of hatred, racism, police brutality, among other human rights violations.
We, the deputies of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba, call for the establishment of a just, democratic and equitable international order, the elimination of the root causes of hunger and inequality, and the promotion of sustainable development for all peoples.
We defend the full exercise of multilateralism, while rejecting all wars, including unconventional wars, attempts to reimpose a unipolar international order, the plundering and theft of natural resources, the imposition of unilateral coercive measures, pressure of all kinds and all aggressions that undermine international peace and stability and fail to respect the provisions of the United Nations Charter.
Madam President,
Unilateral measures taken by states against each other without prior authorization from the international community must be denounced through the exercise of parliamentary diplomacy, as they compromise peace, understanding, security, stability, people's livelihoods and the credibility of multilateral institutions.
In the case of Cuba, for over six decades the country has resisted a ruthless, unilateral economic, trade and financial blockade that has been extremely tightened to unprecedented levels since 2019 and during the pandemic, and remains in force today.
The US government continues to ignore the near-unanimous demand of the international community to end its illegal and cruel policy towards Cuba. It persists in its efforts to generate material shortages, scarcity and suffering, and to sow discouragement and discontent among the Cuban people.
Despite the enormous limitations imposed by the blockade, Cuba has managed to make progress, and has shown the will and ability to continue cooperating with other countries, through dialogue and mutual understanding.
Madam President,
We support our country's commitment to strengthening integration mechanisms in Latin America and the Caribbean, which this year commemorated the tenth anniversary of the proclamation of the region as a zone of peace, adopted at the CELAC summit in Havana.
We support the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament's request to the UN Secretary-General that a future celebration of the International Day of Democracy be dedicated to the international dimension of democracy in its direct relationship with peace and sustainable development.
We condemn the genocide perpetrated by Israel against the Palestinian population of the Gaza Strip. We demand a just, comprehensive and lasting solution to the Middle East conflict, which guarantees the real exercise of the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to build their own state within the pre-1967 borders, with its capital in East Jerusalem.
Parliamentary diplomacy can contribute to efforts to find a more cooperative and supportive attitude towards the South. There is an urgent need to establish measures of progress in sustainable development that go beyond gross domestic product, in order to define developing countries' access to concessional financing and appropriate technical cooperation.
Madam President,
On behalf of Cuban parliamentarians, we raise our voices to promote peace, understanding and solidarity, rejecting domination and hegemonism, unilateral coercive measures, genocidal blockades and the attempt to impose a single culture and model on the world. We advocate that parliamentary diplomacy should guarantee cooperation and dialogue as a premise for conflict resolution.
Our people, under the wise leadership of our President Miguel Diaz-Canel, are determined to resist creatively and fight relentlessly until we realize our dreams of peace, equitable development and social justice for Cuba and the world.
Thank you for your attention.