Speaking before the Belt and Road News Network (BRNN) Council, of which Prensa Latina is a member of, Gomez highlighted the significance of having spaces for cooperation that seek collective responses to global problems and disseminate a worldview from the Global South’s perspective.

The PL vice president noted that current conflicts, the risk of military escalation, hegemonic ambitions, and threats against those who seek to report the truth underscore the need for such coordination.

Gomez expressed satisfaction with the BRNN’s growing influence and cohesion, which is establishing itself as a platform for media cooperation.

The executive denounced the difficulties the agency faces due to economic, political, and media pressure exerted by the United States on Cuba, stating that these actions directly hinder the work of its correspondent offices in several countries.

He cited, as examples, the closure of Wells Fargo banking services for the correspondent office in Washington last year and a notification from Bank of America discontinuing services to that same office.

He also mentioned AT&T’s suspension of telephone and internet services in Mexico, along with obstacles to receiving financial transfers in Italy, where a bank demanded additional guarantees due to the Cuban origin of the funds.

He pointed out that these challenges include prolonged power outages affecting Prensa Latina’s headquarters in Havana, with power cuts lasting up to 20 hours a day.

In this context, Gomez underscored the value of cooperation among media outlets in the Global South, highlighting China as an example of developing homegrown technologies and applying them for the benefit of the population, as well as a source of aid and cooperation for addressing common challenges.

The BRNN is a platform that currently brings together more than 320 media outlets from about 120 countries. jdt/iff/nmr/idm