Quito, Apr 24 — The XXIII National Assembly of the Ecuadorian Coordinator of Friendship and Solidarity with Cuba begins today in the Andean province of Imbabura, to discuss the challenges of the movement in the current context of threats to the Caribbean nation.
Under the slogan "Cuba is not alone," the meeting will bring together representatives from various sectors this Friday and Saturday in the city of Cotacachi, in the northern Ecuadorian highlands.
The event includes in its first day a cultural act called "Song to Cuba," while tomorrow will feature debates, committee work, and the approval of a final declaration.
Organizers indicated that the meeting will allow reflection on the international scenario, marked by the intensification of the blockade against Cuba and the threats from the United States of a possible invasion of the island.
It is also planned to pay tribute to the historical leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, in the context of the centenary of his birth.
The Assembly will conclude with the election of a new executive committee for the period 2026-2028 and the adoption of the Santa Ana de Cotacachi Declaration, which will gather the resolutions of the meeting.
During the assembly, attendees are also expected to express their rejection of the Ecuadorian government's decision to expel Cuban diplomats last March, a measure that the organizers attribute to alignment with Washington's foreign policy.
The meeting will take place in parallel with recent expressions of support for Cuba in Ecuador, such as the exhibition "Against the siege, art in resistance," inaugurated last week in the House of Ecuadorian Culture, whose funds will be destined for the purchase of medicines for the island.
Lenín Reyes, president of the Ecuadorian Coordinator of Friendship and Solidarity with Cuba, denounced that the Cuban people not only resist the economic, financial, and commercial blockade, but also an energy siege that seeks to liquidate the people and through it, their Revolution.
