The event took place in the large auditorium of Casa del Maestro in downtown Lima, amidst chants condemning US President Donald Trump and impassioned demands that he let Cubans live in peace.

  Speakers agreed that, should the possibility of military aggression, suggested by various sources, materialize, Cuba will defend itself to the bitter end.

  The firm condemnation of the US escalation against the Pearl of the Caribbean was accompanied by songs from the two countries, united by history.    

Rita Fernandez, representative of the Association of Cuban Residents in Peru “Raices Mambisas,” denounced Washington’s escalation as an attempt to strangle Cuba’s economy, causing suffering for its people.

  He denied that his country poses a threat to the United States, as Trump alleges, and emphasized that “we are a cooperative and supportive people” willing to engage in dialogue with that country without impositions.

  Meanwhile, Gabriel Cabrera, representative of the Peruvian Coordinating Committee for Solidarity with Cuba, called for Latin American unity in defending Cuba against the illegal measures imposed by the United States against the island and condemned Washington’s new measures and threats of military aggression.

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