HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 14 (ACN) Daniel Ortega, president of Nicaragua, described the Cuban people as an example of dignity, because forged in the love for the land they live in, they have known not only to resist but also to create and contribute from the resistance to the most terrible aggression of U.S. imperialism.
Speaking at the 20th Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the People of Our America-People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), held at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, he stressed that the United States violates human rights and commits genocide against an entire people, in allusion to the economic, commercial and financial blockade against the Caribbean nation.
Before the heads of state and government attending this regional meeting, the Sandinista leader pointed out that because of all that imperialism has done and is doing, the world is suffering not only the COVID-19 pandemic but also that of savage capitalism.
He denounced how in the name of democracy imperialism murders people, destroys nations, provokes chaos on the planet, and in this sense he described the actions of NATO as State terrorism, which has also caused crises in Europe, “preaches” peace while unleashing wars in many parts of the planet.
We are deeply anti-imperialist because of the many aggressions that the Nicaraguan people have faced, said Ortega in his extensive speech during which he referred to historical interventions of the U.S. government in his country, where Somocismo was its ally and created great suffering in the population.
After also mentioning the aggressions suffered by other countries in the region, the Sandinista leader described the creation of ALBA -TCP, 17 years ago by Commanders Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez, as a step of courage, of dignity that defied the existing fear in Latin America and the Caribbean, dominated by imperialism.
He recalled that this regional entity has never considered having an army or attacking any nation or committing crimes in behalf of democracy; on the contrary, it has proposed to fight poverty, hunger, develop health programs and improve the living conditions of our people, taking into account the asymmetries.
That is why Ortega criticized those who attack ALBA-TCP and Petrocaribe, which is a disgrace for humanity, he said, and affirmed that with the aforementioned integration and unity mechanism we are building a new path, the one that the world will have to pave for us to have justice, peace and dignity.
