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More than 500 activists, officials, and propaganda agents aligned with Castroism traveled this week to Caracas, Venezuela, to participate in the so-called Assembly of the Peoples for Sovereignty and Peace, an event organized by the regime of Nicolás Maduro amidst the growing tension between Caracas and Washington over military presence in the Caribbean Sea.
The delegates, coming from Cuba, Nicaragua, Bolivia, and other allied countries of the socialist axis, were welcomed with flags and slogans against the United States, according to reports from the state channel Canal Caribe, the voice of the Cuban regime.
In the inaugural event, Venezuelan activist Teresa Carrasquel celebrated the arrival of “more than a thousand sisters and brothers from around the world” and called to strengthen “the structures of free and sovereign peoples to confront any type of aggression.”
“The peace is not silence; it is the firm voice of united peoples,” declared Carrasquel before representatives of social movements and foreign delegations, among them several Cubans linked to the Union of Young Communists (UJC) and the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP).
The event coincides with a diplomatic escalation between the United States and Venezuela, following President Donald Trump's announcement of joint naval maneuvers in the Caribbean in response to the military exercises conducted by Venezuela with support from Russia and Iran.
La Habana, which maintains a close political and military alliance with Caracas, sent a delegation to the meeting led by figures from its ideological apparatus, including communicators from the and members of mass organizations of the Cuban regime.
Analysts consulted by independent media believe that the so-called Assembly of the Peoples is actually a propaganda platform coordinated by the regimes of Cuba and Venezuela to project an image of unity against the United States and its regional allies.
The meeting takes place at a time when both countries are facing deep economic crises, international sanctions, and increasing diplomatic isolation.
During the event, the participants issued a final statement expressing their "solidarity with the Bolivarian nation and with all the peoples fighting for their independence against imperialism" and condemned the "U.S. military presence in the Caribbean".
The images broadcast by Venezuelan television showed attendees chanting slogans in support of Maduro, Fidel Castro, and "socialist Latin American integration."
The alliance between Cuba and Venezuela, forged by Fidel Castro and Hugo Chávez, has been crucial for the political and economic survival of both regimes. In exchange for medical services and political advice, Caracas has supplied subsidized oil to Havana for years, although shipments have drastically decreased in recent months.
Despite the sanctions and international denunciations for human rights violations, both governments continue to coordinate disinformation campaigns and international acts of mutual support under the rhetoric of "sovereignty and resistance."
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