Cuba endorses the commitment and support of the Polisario Front at the conference of that Arab organization

Cuba ratified this saturday the second day of Sixteenth Congress of the Polisario Front Their commitment and support to this Arab organization in its struggle for the independence and sovereignty of the Sahrawi people.

In a broad intervention before the plenary session of the secret session that is being held in the Sahrawi refugee camps in Algerian territory, Yodi Rodriguez Hernandez, member of the General Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party, He renewed his country’s solidarity with the cause of this people.

I carry the mandate to convey our firm conviction that we will never stop accompanying the Polisario and its heroic people in the struggle for independence and sovereignty, said the Commander, referring to the message of the First Secretary and President of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel.

Rodríguez Hernandez, who evokes the memory of the first martyr of the Sahrawi cause, Mhamed Jaddad, and the former president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), Mhamed Abdel Aziz, also pointed out the presence in the past, in these places, of the commander Juan Almeida and his book “Something New in the Desert”.

By emphasizing the participation of the largest of the antilles that are constantly offering Medical collaborationTo the educational system, in addition to scholarships, I highlight the words of the historical leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, at the Non-Aligned Summit in Havana in 1979.

“(…) Cuba, which does not have any particular disagreement with Morocco, expresses its full support for the independence of the Sahrawi people, considering the occupation of their lands to be absolutely baseless and their aspiration to free self-determination in a just and unquestionable way,” Fidel Castro said at the time .

He added that “the right to independence of the brave Sahrawi people and their legitimate representation by the Polisario Front must be recognized by all.”

Rodríguez Hernandez noted that these same considerations persisted in the successive leaderships of Raúl Castro and, currently, Miguel Diaz-Canel.

“The resistance of this town, the steadfastness of its leadership and the commitment of its youth, fills us with admiration and commitment,” he said.

On the other hand, the Cuban leader took the opportunity to present a panoramic view of the largest of the Antilles at this time, having gone through weather conditions, long-distance accidents and energy problems, all in the midst of tightening. The blockade of the United States, which has been going on for more than 60 years.

Besides emphasizing his conviction that the Cuban people and the Cuban revolution will succeed in facing the new challenges and will overcome the obstacles of the blockade, he called for cheers for the cause of the Polisario Front and raising the slogan “Liberate the Sahara now”. “.

(With info from Prensa Latina)

Yodi Rodríguez Hernández, member of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) during the 16th Congress of the Polisario Front. Image: Latin Press