Oliva met with members of the Solidarity Movement and several committees, representatives of social organizations, and residents at the Museum of Memory in Coquimbo and at the Teachers’ Training College in Copiapo.

The Cuban ambassador said in a lengthy interview with Chanarcillo newspaper, “We’re experiencing a multidimensional aggression.”

Cuba requested a session at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), scheduled for July 7, to address the need to end the economic, commercial, and financial blockade that, according to conservative estimates, caused, in 2025 alone, 7.556 billion dollars in damages, almost 50 percent more than the previous year.

The extreme tightening of the US blockade causes prolonged power outages, difficulties in acquiring medicine and food, among other hardships.

Oliva stated that media campaigns and the threats of aggression that generate a complex scenario for our country are included in the economic restrictions.

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