Aleida Guevara March, daughter of Ernesto "Che" Guevara and a well-known advocate of the Cuban regime, asserted this Wednesday in Brussels the political and economic model of the island and stated that "no one else has the right to tell us how to live" during an event held in the European Parliament against the sanctions imposed by the United States.
The intervention took place at the event “Cuba yes, blockade no”, organized by the group The Left in the European Parliament.
The Embassy of Cuba in Belgium and before the European Union and presented its involvement as a denunciation of the impact of U.S. sanctions on the Cuban population.
No one else has the right to tell us how we should live, Guevara stated, who also maintained that the "true freedom" of a people consists of being able to decide what they want to do with their lives.
The Cuban doctor focused a large part of her speech on holding the U.S. sanctions responsible for the island's economic decline.
In another post from the diplomatic mission, it stated that and again identified the U.S. embargo as one of the main causes of the country's challenges.
We have been facing economic difficulties for many years, the blockade has accompanied us practically since the beginning of the Revolution. The economic situation we are experiencing is the toughest.
The Embassy also from its statement focused on the impact of U.S. sanctions and the call for greater international solidarity with Havana.
Guevara went beyond defending the foreign policy of the Cuban Government and directly championed the socialist system in place on the island.
According to Diario de Cuba, he described living in a "privilege" socialist society and acknowledged that the authorities make mistakes, although he maintained that these failures become experiences that allow for correction and the search for new solutions.
The daughter of Che also dismissed the idea that resolving the current crisis involves replacing the political and economic model.
Enhancing our system and moving forward, was stated during the meeting.
His defense of the right of Cubans to decide their future took place in the same European Parliament that had just two weeks earlier approved a resolution critical of the authorities in Havana.
On September 17th, the European Parliament demanded the immediate release of Félix and Saylí Navarro and called for measures against those responsible for human rights violations in Cuba.
Guevara did not reference those political prisoners or the demands of the European Parliament during his speech. His address focused on U.S. sanctions, the defense of socialism, and the legitimacy of the Cuban regime to uphold its current model.
Prensa Latina reported that the activity on Wednesday was the first of two days of discussion regarding the U.S. sanctions.
Among the participants were Members of the European Parliament Marc Botenga, Giorgos Georgiou, and Ilaria Salis, who criticized Washington's policy towards Cuba and called for a more active response from the European Union.
The presence of Guevara in Brussels had been announced a day earlier when it was reported that she was arriving in the Belgian capital to participate in the forum.
The gathering "Cuba Yes, Blockade No" will continue this Thursday, October 1, with the participation of other political and academic figures who are critical of U.S. sanctions.
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