“I am honored by the trust placed in me by my colleagues and, above all, by the opportunity to continue the work of Victor Fernandez—president of the French association who passed away in July—and of our honorary president and founder, Roger Grevoul,” Pascual told Prensa Latina.

In his statements, he emphasized the goal of continuing the path forged by CubaCoop in its three decades of existence, during which it has dedicated itself to decentralized collaboration in the Caribbean nation, with various national and local projects in areas as diverse as food security, energy, water, sanitation, culture, and sports.

Cuba is facing a very difficult situation as a result of the US blockade, but I can assure you that we will not give up, and at our General Assembly we agreed on cooperation strategies and new actions, he stated.

According to Pascual, one of the priorities set is to support a social inclusion project, which he described as very beautiful, promoted by the Cuban spiritualist religious institution Quisicuaba, whose leader, Congressman Enrique Aleman, spoke at the organization’s Assembly the day before, accompanied by the island’s ambassador to France, Otto Vaillant.

The initiative identifies vulnerable people and assists them in sectors ranging from food and health to housing, clothing, and footwear, under the premise of recovering them for society.

We hope to be up to the task, but not just us, because our intention is to bring other associations in France into the project to work together and continue this fight against a blockade that has lasted more than 60 years, the president of CubaCoop explained.

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