Cuban FM praises slogan of CELAC-China Forum

 

HAVANA, Cuba, May 13 (ACN) Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Cuban foreign minister, praised the argument that characterizes the discussions of the 4th CELAC-China Ministerial Forum, which began in Beijing.

The theme Planning together development and revitalization, building together the China-LAC community of destiny could not be more relevant, he said in his speech, reproduced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Mainly because we are dealing with a complex global scenario, marked by the pretensions of the United States to reshape the international system and political and economic-trade relations on the basis of pressure, blackmail, threats and imposition of tariffs and other punitive and intimidating tools, Rodriguez Parrilla warned.
Before foreign ministers and heads of delegations in attendance, he recalled that the CELAC-China Forum, created from the agreements adopted at the 2nd Summit of our Community in Havana in 2014, has been enriched throughout this decade as an effective space for consultation and deepening of relations between China and the region.

The head of Cuban diplomacy stressed that it has demonstrated its strategic importance and practical usefulness in advancing our development goals and corroborated the possibility and mutual benefits of building together a community of shared future of humanity.

He emphasized that at present, most of the countries of our region have established diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China, based on mutual respect, and maintain cooperative relations with this friendly country, which have been beneficial for our people.

However, in contrast, Rodriguez Parrilla added, the U.S. government promotes trade and tariff wars at a global level, especially against China, and threatens countries that legitimately have economic development projects with U.S. companies.

He mentioned the particular case of Cuba, where we have been victims for more than 60 years of the genocidal economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States, which in recent years has escalated to unprecedented levels, among other measures, with the arbitrary inclusion of our country in the spurious list of alleged State sponsors of terrorism.

He praised the fact that Cuba is proud to have been the first Latin American and Caribbean country to establish diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China, which this year reaches its 65th anniversary.

In multilateral forums, the Cuban diplomat continued, we have reiterated our firm rejection of actions aimed at harming China's territorial integrity and sovereignty and reiterated our unwavering support for the “one China” principle.

He stressed that the bilateral relationship with China is an example of what can be done in terms of South-South cooperation, based on mutual respect, sovereign equality, complementarity and solidarity.

Cuban official noted that it has allowed the development of joint projects in biotechnology areas, which save lives in Cuba, China and the world; the development of renewable energies, key to our energy sovereignty; the training of Cuban professionals in Chinese universities, strengthening our national capacities.

He acknowledged the efforts of the Chinese government, especially its initiatives of the Belt and Road and for Global Development and the CELAC-China Cooperation Plan 2022-2024, which have made it possible to implement projects of high socioeconomic impact, in line with the legitimate interests and aspirations of the nations of the South.

That path today has a name: community of shared future, and Cuba is ready to walk it together with you. Let us build together a fairer and more equitable world, where the development aspirations of our nations are not a chimera, but a right evidenced in the welfare of our peoples, Rodriguez Parrilla stressed.