Following an initiative by the Cypriot party AKEL, numerous Communist and Workers' Parties from across the world have co-signed a Joint Declaration of solidarity towards Cuba, demanding the immediate lifting of the criminal U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade:
SOLIDARITY YES – BLOCKADE NO
WE DEMAND THE IMMEDIATE LIFTING OF THE CRIMINAL US BLOCKADE ON CUBA
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to spread over the whole planet causing enormous human pain and loses, it tragically confirms the existence of two different approaches: one insisting to put profits and imposition of global control above public health and the wellbeing of their own people, and a different one putting people, their health and wellbeing, above all other interests.
Amidst Covid-19 pandemic, in different continentspeoples become witnesses of the internationalism and solidarity exhibited by Cuba as it responds to calls for assistance by dispatching medical teams to tenths of countries. This humanitarian response is a continuation of decades of disinterested practice when Cuban doctors and nurses came to the help of countries stricken by natural disasters or epidemics.
Whilst the word “Solidarity” is echoed from different corners as the necessary approach for the whole planet to face the pandemic, the US choose to further harden the illegal economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on Cuba. At these critical times, when human lives are at stake, the US, by imposing the extraterritoriality clause of the Helms-Burton Law, obstruct personal protective equipment, ventilators, and test kits to be acquired or reach Cuba. This is the most gruesome manifestation of the criminal 60-year-long blockade and its consequences for the life and economic development of Cuba and its people.
Under these conditions we the undersigned Communist and Workers’ Parties:
- denounce the criminal US economic, commercial and financial blockade on Cuba
- demand the immediate lifting of the illegal US blockade on Cuba
- express our gratitude for Cuba’s solidarity extended to peoples in need through its medical teams
- reiterate our solidarity with the Communist Party of Cuba, the Cuban Government and People in their struggle to defend the socialist path of development.
Solidarity YES – Blockade NO.
The Joint Declaration is open for signatures
- Communist Party of Argentina
- Communist Party of Armenia
- Communist Party of Australia
- Communist Party of Bangladesh
- Workers’ Party of Belgium
- Communist Party of Britain
- New Communist Party of Britain
- Communist Party of Canada
- Socialist Workers’ Party of Croatia
- Communist Party of Cuba
- AKEL – CYPRUS
- Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia
- Communist Party in Denmark
- Workers’ Party of Korea
- Communist Party of Ecuador
- Communist Party of Finland
- DKP-German Communist Party
- Communist Party of Greece
- Hungarian Workers’ Party
- Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- Tudeh Party of Iran
- Communist Party of Kurdistan-Iraq
- Communist Party of Israel
- Communist Refoundation Party - Italy
- Italian Communist Party -PCI
- Communist Party –Italy
- Communist Party of Malta
- Communist Party of Mexico
- New Communist Party of Netherlands
- Communist Party of Norway
- Palestinian People’s Party
- Palestinian Communist Party
- Communist Party of Poland
- Portuguese Communist Party
- New Communist Party of Yugoslavia
- South African Communist Party
- Communist Party of Spain
- Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain –PCPE
- Communist Party of Sri Lanka
- Communist Party of Swaziland
- Communist Party of Turkey
- Communist Party of Ukraine
- Communist Party USA
- Communist Party of Venezuela
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Declaración Común de Partido Comunistas y Obreros
Solidaridad Si – Bloqueo No
Exigimos el inmediato levantamiento del criminal Bloqueo de los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica sobre Cuba
A la vez que la pandemia COVID – 19 se ha continuado expandiendo por todo el planeta, ocasionando enorme dolor y pérdidas de vidas humanas, se confirma trágicamente la existencia de dos aproximaciones diferentes: una que insiste en imposiciones y obtener beneficios del control mundial sobre la salud pública y el bienestar de las personas y otra diferente que prioriza a las personas, su salud y su bienestar por encima de otros intereses.
En medio de la pandemia del COVID – 19, en diferentes continentes las personas han sido testigos de la solidaridad y el internacionalismo demostrado por Cuba en respuesta a los llamados de ayuda, enviando equipos médicos a decenas de países. Esta respuesta humanitaria es la continuidad de décadas de implementación de esta práctica desinteresada, cuando los doctores y las enfermeras cubanas han ido a ayudar a países que han sido dañados por epidemias o desastres.
Mientras que la palabra "Solidaridad" se repite desde diferentes rincones como el enfoque necesario para que todo el planeta se enfrente a la pandemia, los Estados Unidos han escogido recrudecer el ilegal bloqueo financiero, económico y comercial impuesto ilegalmente sobre Cuba. En tiempos tan críticos, cuando la especie humana está en riesgo, los Estados Unidos, bajo la imposición de la cláusula extraterritorial de la Ley Helms – Burton, obstruye que equipamientos de ventilación, kits de prueba u otros, puedan llegar o ser adquiridos por las autoridades cubanas. Esta es la más espantosa manifestación del criminal y duradero Bloqueo de más de 60 años, y sus consecuencias negativas para la vida de los cubanos, el desarrollo económico de la Isla.
Bajo esas condiciones los Partidos Comunistas y de Trabajadores debajo firmantes:
- Denunciamos el criminal Bloqueo Financiero, Económico y Comercial de EEUU contra Cuba
- Exigimos el inmediato levantamiento del ilegal bloqueo del EEUU contra Cuba.
- Manifestamos nuestro agradecimiento a la solidaridad cubana que se ha puesto al alcance de personas necesitadas a través de sus equipos médicos.
- Reiteramos nuestra solidaridad con el Partido Comunista de Cuba, el Gobierno y pueblo cubanos en su lucha para defender el camino socialista hacia el desarrollo.
Solidaridad Si – Bloqueo No.
