“Our mission in Cuba has high political and social value: to be present with concrete aid to challenge those who want to annihilate the rebellious island and even threaten to drop bombs,” FLAI general secretary Giovanni Mininni said as he bid farewell to the group, a statement published on the union’s official website stresses.

Mininni added, “Denouncing our opposition to the criminal aggression by participating in a demonstration under the banner of peace is not enough; we must take concrete steps by going to the places where people suffer the oppression of those who want to establish themselves as the new masters of the world.”

The union leader emphasized, regarding this initiative to support Cuba, “Only through concrete solidarity can we be certain of restoring hope to those who yearn for a better world.”

FLAI national secretary Silvia Guaraldi leads the delegation, comprising eleven members of the trade union federation, affiliated with the Italian General Confederation of Labor (CGIL).

They are bringing a new shipment of medicines, food, and photovoltaic systems to Cuba on this solidarity trip, to join the second European Convoy, which has been on the island since April 22 and is currently carrying out a broad program of activities. jdt/iff/oda/ort