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Cuba's ambassador to Bolivia, Elba Rosa Pérez Montoya, former minister of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA), reiterated that the regime is not willing to relent in its political model, even amid the deep energy crisis affecting the island.
During a cultural event in La Paz, the diplomat described the recent restrictions on fuel supplies to Cuba as "a dangerous and profoundly inhumane escalation" and warned that they directly impact hospitals, public transportation, food production, and electricity generation, according to the Bolivian broadcaster ERBOL.
Pérez Montoya stated that the limitations are part of the U.S. embargo and described them as a strategy of "economic suffocation" aimed at politically pressuring the country. "This is not just a simple political difference, but a mechanism designed to undermine the sovereign will of the nation," he claimed, warning of potential prolonged blackouts and increased social tensions.
However, amidst the daily blackouts suffered by millions of Cubans and a collapsed energy system, the ambassador made it clear that Havana will not make political concessions. "Cuba will continue to defend its right to decide its own destiny without external pressure," she emphasized, insisting that the island will not give up its sovereignty or its model.
Pérez Montoya assumed her role as ambassador in Bolivia in November 2024, after presenting her credentials to then-President Luis Arce, at a time when the economic and energy crisis in Cuba was already showing alarming signs.
While the official discourse focuses on the external "blockade," within the island, power outages, fuel shortages, and transportation paralysis continue to shape the daily lives of a population that increasingly faces uncertainty each day.
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