“You are going to meet a people that struggles and has the determination to continue betting on a social project of justice for all,” the president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), Fernando Gonzalez Llort, expressed to the brigade members in solidarity with the island.
When welcoming them to the Julio Antonio Mella International Camp, the head of ICAP thanked the more than 280 members from 24 nations of the XVII International Brigade of Voluntary Work and Solidarity 1 de Mayo and the Canadian Ernesto Che Guevara, for their presence in such difficult times for our country.
He also highlighted the displays of solidarity and support in the face of the resurgence of United States hostility against Cuba.
“This is the largest Solidarity Brigade with the largest number of participants to visit the Island in recent years and that says a lot about its commitment to the Cuban people and the Revolution,” González noted.
Fernando Gonzalez strongly condemned how the United States government supports Israel’s genocide against Palestine; as well as the intensification of the economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba, accompanied by an intense campaign of misinformation and manipulation to break the confidence of the people in the Cuban social project.
In accordance with the ICAP program, the members of both Brigades will carry out days of productive work and will accompany the celebrations on the occasion of International Workers’ Day in Cuba, on May 1st.
Within their program of actions in the country, which will last until May 7th, they will attend the International Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba and Anti-imperialism, 200 years of the Monroe Doctrine, convened by ICAP.
Edited by Liubis Balart Martinez
