The Cuban leader expressed that unity and victory are the hope, the present and the future of the motherland and socialism.
Miguel DíazCanel, Presidentelect of Cuba
247 Miguel Díaz Canel, reelected President of Cuba this Wednesday (19), reaffirms his commitment to national unity, the future of the fatherland and socialism, informs Granma, the official vehicle of the Cuban Communist Party.
“Congratulations to everyone on Victory Day,” he said. On April 19, 1961, on the beach at Playa Girón, Cuba won the right to celebrate this day, causing the first major defeat of imperialism in America, said the reelected President at the beginning of his speech.
He expressed that it was about the triumph of the just over the unjust, little David against the giant Goliath, a socialist revolution under the nose of an empire, as Fidel said.
This victory is so ethical, said DíazCanel, that 62 years later the vanquished could not forgive us, and thanks to this victory today we convene the People’s Assembly for the tenth time.
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He added that those who have just taken office as MPs are there to defend the interests of the majority and we will not ask for or receive more benefits for being MPs, as is the case in so many countries are proud to be models for multiparty democratic regimes.
“Cuba defends the only party, guarantee of unity, since José Martí founded the Cuban Revolutionary Party because it is at the root of our history and because the forces of a small nation that 200 years ago was declared an appendage of the powerful neighbor”, added.
The reelected president commented that the powerful neighbor continues to be generous to those who intend to destroy the revolution, allocating tens of millions of dollars annually to those who offer to undermine Cuba’s internal order in person or via the internet.
He assured that Cuba has never ceased to be plagued by an undeclared war against the economy and society, against the daily life and dreams of progress of an entire nation.
He believed that the new legislature should be characterized by its constant contact with neighborhoods, communities, “with those who elected us, aware that we cannot work miracles, but we can transform the challenging reality of Cuba, if we manage to create the essential synergy between the individual and collective efforts between neighborhoods, municipalities and provinces”.
The Cuban President noted the presence of special guests in the plenary session, including the rescuers of the Saratoga Hotel explosion and the fire at the base of the fuel tanks in Maranzas, creators of vaccines and medicines that saved the country from Covid19 and Innovators and researchers involved in the development of lung ventilators, hip prostheses and parts for power plants.
He also highlighted the presence of students and workers who served in the red zone, people who helped rebuild Pinar del Río after devastating Hurricane Ian, legal professionals who helped us understand the Family Code, community project leaders, and grassroots delegates with a prominent role , among others, who, according to the President, could not be present because they would not make it to the hearing. “That’s why the people of Cuba are in this gathering,” he said.
Referring to the current situation in the country, he said that no artificial intelligence solution can sum up the achievements of the Cuban people in recent years. “Cuba is a feeling and a force capable of braving and overcoming the worst of storms.”
In the immediate future, he stressed, the main task should be to focus on food production, the use of productive capacity, the increase in foreign exchange earnings, the transformations required for the socialist state enterprise, the efficiency of the investment process, and the complementarity of actors and their participation in improvement.
All this, he said, to increase the supply of goods and services and control inflation, which is the main working priority in the economic struggle.
He noted that the country’s economic and social situation has become more complex with the tightening of the blockade, the global crisis and the country’s difficulties, “but if we review the dynamics of the past five years, we will at worst circumstances and pressure confirm more crimes, “we have become one of the few countries that saved itself from the pandemic on its own”.
He recalled that in the past six months, three popular electoral processes have been held in the country amid difficult crisis conditions and under the attack of an enemysponsored media campaign.
The true enemy of the Cuban nation, which is banking on a blast to take over the country, saw each of the recent votes as a key moment for the possibility of attacking the government and was focusing his hopes on the possibility of a high abstention, he warned.
Those who forecast high abstention, he added, returned to wishing. “This turnout of 75.8% would not have happened without people’s trust in the revolution, and that trust is reflected in turnout,” he stressed.
“We cannot betray this trust. We all need to get involved,” he said, urging them to work across the country, accompany local authorities, listen to people and take the problems that are beyond people’s capabilities to higher levels to make progress and find solutions.. for the problems.
“It’s still dreams that attract people, like a magnet that unites them every day,” sang Gerardo Alfonso in a verse that beautifully defines the collective will to build a better country, the head of state said.
I can say that today we can do better, and tomorrow young people will do even better, because whoever was born from these dreams will not allow it to be different.
He expressed that young people are the best revolutionaries because they recognize and face everyday difficulties. They have proven this by upholding the family code and supporting all fair fights.
“It is up to each of us to encourage that youthful spirit to express itself and show what it can give and contribute, avoiding manifestations that often threaten that potential and are associated with inattention, jealousy and prejudice,” he said .
It is necessary to convince young people, but above all to prove that it is possible for them to realize themselves in their home country, to propose ideas and projects based on a better country.
Approved measures must not die due to unjustified delays in their application. “Every time a solution comes up, we have to put the stamp on the government,” he said.
On the other hand, he added, we must defend the relationship with Cuban emigrants. We strive for them to respect the land where they were born and formed.
The President referred to those who, in all parts of the world, maintain love for their country of origin and a desire for a relationship with Cuba, despite the mountains of obstacles that this poses for them. Those of us who are resisting and building here are counting on these Cubans, he said.
The head of state said that the proposed country project is trying to build a different paradigm of society, it is a difficult road, but the greater the challenge, the greater the impetus to overcome it.
He recalled that the Cuban people are the heirs of Martí and Fidel, symbols of the extraordinary national wealth that serves as a link between the generations.
DíazCanel thanked Raúl, who continues the traditions of the fight and guides those who take on the highest responsibilities in the country. And he thanked the people for their courage, dignity and loyalty as the main protagonists of another April of Victories.
In the end, DíazCanel expressed that unity and victory are the hope, the present and the future of the fatherland and socialism.
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