By Emir Olivares Alonso on October 14, 2025 from Mexico City
delegates from 35 countries demand an end to the blockade of Cuba.
Dozens of delegates from 35 countries demanded that the United States government and Congress end the “genocidal” economic, commercial, and financial blockade of Cuba.
In the final declaration of the Ninth Continental Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba, which took place in Mexico City for four days and was attended by 556 people, a call was made to dedicate 2026 to his thought and legacy, as part of the centennial of Fidel Castro’s birth.
The meeting’s activities emphasized that “Cuba is not alone.” They demanded the island’s removal from Washington’s list of “state sponsors of terrorism,” as “Cuba is not a terrorist, it is a humanist.” They also denounced the campaigns and media lynchings against Cuban medical brigades carrying out humanitarian work in various countries.
The forum was a forum for protests against the fact that, due to “pressure” from Washington, Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua were not invited to the Tenth Summit of the Americas, which will take place on December 4 and 5 in the Dominican Republic. This occurred despite Dominican President Luis Abinader’s commitment to an inclusive plenary session.
On the other hand, a call was made to participate in an alternative summit, to be held on the same dates in Santo Domingo. At this meeting, the voices of the governments of excluded nations will be heard.
Cuban delegate; Five-times Olympic gold medal winner in wrestling, Mijaín López
“We respectfully request that the government of the Dominican Republic reconsider this exclusion. This is not a time for exclusive summits where we fear what some of our countries might say… The exclusion of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua constitutes a capitulation by the host country’s government to the brutal unilateral pressure of the United States, which is attempting to reimpose the Monroe Doctrine, threatening regional stability.”
During the proceedings, statements of support were made for Venezuela, its President Nicolás Maduro, and the Bolivarian people in response to the “coup” attempts by the Donald Trump administration.
There was unanimous opposition to the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, “a professional coup plotter financed by the United States.”
Source: Mexico Solidarity Media