In the framework of the activity, organized by the Embassy of Cuba, to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the victory of Giron, the Friendship Association of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-Cuba, issued a statement in which, referring to the epic of Giron, points out that, in what has perhaps been the greatest rejection of an invading force in the Western Hemisphere during the 20th century, the young Cuban revolutionaries, who had taken power, just two years earlier, mobilized and led the people to definitely defeat the invading force.
The Declaration says that Playa Giron victory showed that small, firm, United countries led with conviction, can resist and defend its sovereignty against great Nations as powerful they may be.
The document concludes that in joining our brothers and sisters in Cuba to celebrate and reflect on the experience of Playa Giron, the Association not only reaffirms its solidarity, but insists that foreign interference in the Affairs of any country should be firmly condemned, that the economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba must be lifted and that the territory illegally occupied by the US naval base at Guantanamo, must be returned.