The rally sent a strong political message against the decades-long U.S. blockade and imperialist threats, with demonstrators chanting and proclaiming that “Cuba is not alone.”
The central speech of the rally was delivered by the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the KKE, Dimitris Koutsoumbas, who called on the Greek people to take a clear stand in solidarity with Cuba.
“The KKE calls on our people to take a stand, to condemn the criminal plans of the imperialists and to support Cuba,” Koutsoumbas stressed. “For decades, the KKE has consistently fulfilled this internationalist duty, expressing broad and unwavering solidarity with the Cuban people and the Communist Party of Cuba.”
In his speech, Koutsoumbas demanded the immediate end of the barbaric U.S. blockade, which he described as a policy of economic warfare against the Cuban people. He also called for Cuba’s removal from the disgraceful U.S. list of so-called ‘state sponsors of terrorism.’
At the same time, he urged the Greek government—particularly in its capacity as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council—to support at the UN General Assembly the resolution demanding the lifting of the U.S. blockade against Cuba.
Koutsoumbas also highlighted upcoming solidarity initiatives, noting that the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE) is preparing to participate this summer in a large international solidarity brigade to Cuba.
He further referred to the centenary of the birth of Fidel Castro Ruz, the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, which will be commemorated this year.
“The legacy of Fidel Castro for the communist movement and especially for the Cuban people is immense,” Koutsoumbas said. “He lives on in the historical memory and the collective consciousness of peoples around the world, and in the struggles of the oppressed for a world free from exploitation, for socialism and communism.”
Following the speech, a large demonstration marched toward the U.S. Embassy in Athens, led by banners depicting Fidel Castro and Ernesto Che Guevara and chanting the slogan “Hands off Cuba.”
In front of the embassy building, demonstrators unfurled a giant banner displaying the Cuban flag alongside the figures of Fidel and Che, symbolizing their solidarity with the Cuban Revolution.
Through this massive mobilization, the KKE and the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE), together with workers and youth, expressed their firm internationalist solidarity with the Cuban people and the Communist Party of Cuba, who have proudly resisted more than six decades of U.S. imperialist aggression.
The rally concluded with renewed calls to end the U.S. blockade immediately and remove Cuba from the U.S. list of “state sponsors of terrorism,” reaffirming the message that the struggle of the Cuban people is supported by peoples around the world.
