To the parliamentarians, parliaments, and interparliamentary organizations:
The members of the International Relations Committee of the National Assembly of People’s Power of the Republic of Cuba reject the new Executive Order issued by the President of the United States, which intensifies the economic war and aims to further heighten the illegal and immoral collective punishment inflicted upon the Cuban people.
This provision constitutes another attack on our country’s sovereignty and self-determination. At the same time, it further internationalizes the siege to extreme levels by applying pressure and threatening additional sanctions against third parties to prevent financial and trade operations with Cuba.
As if this genocidal policy imposed more than six decades ago were not enough, recent statements by the U.S. President accentuate an escalatory war‑mongering stance with threats of military actions against Cuba.
Our people will continue to defend the political system enshrined in the Constitution, which was approved in a universal referendum by the overwhelming majority of the Cuban people. It is an unquestionable decision to continue building a socialist society that strives to achieve the highest possible level of justice.
Throughout its history, Cuba has proved its unwavering commitment to peace. We reaffirm the principles of the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace, signed by the Heads of State and Government in Havana on the occasion of the Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) held in January 2014.
Just a few hours ago, more than five million men and women, with firm steps and committed to the defense of the Homeland and its sovereignty in the face of the enemy’s threats and aggressions, crowded the streets and squares in celebration of Labor Day.
We, the Cuban representatives of the people, call upon the parliamentarians of the world to raise their voices to stop the military threats and the mounting economic and energy siege imposed by the Government of the United States against Cuba.
The attendees of the recent International Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba, held in Havana on this past May 2, agreed that our Homeland has the right to live in peace, to its defense, and to its development; and that the solidarity received cannot be blocked.
The Final Declaration of the Meeting praised Cuba’s vocation for peace, agreed to denounce the escalation of the current U.S. Administration, and committed to multiplying the resistance and the support for Cuba in the year of the Centennial of Commander‑in‑Chief Fidel Castro Ruz.
Long live peace! Not war!
We stand up for the homeland!
Our Homeland or death, we shall overcome!
Havana, 6 May, 2026