Under arguments that seek to justify new pressures—such as pointing to Cuba as a supposed threat—an attempt is made to create a favorable scenario for the destabilization of a nation that, for decades, has defended its independence.
Cuba, just 90 miles from U.S. territory, has become a symbol of resistance and dignity for the peoples of the world. Solidarity with Cuba grows in the face of military threats from the U.S. Intellectuals and Panamanian politicians demand that the U.S. government cease its hostile policy and military threats against Cuba, a country that has been unjustly blockaded by Washington.
Cuba is not alone: it has the solidarity of nations and citizens around the world. Today more than ever, it is up to the Panamanian people to take a firm stance. On repeated occasions, the United Nations General Assembly has condemned the economic blockade imposed on Cuba, demonstrating a global consensus in favor of respect for international law and self-determination of peoples.
And it will continue to resist. Because when peoples unite around justice and solidarity, no blockade can break their spirit. Cuba is not alone.
History has shown that peoples who resist with dignity end up imposing their will. Cuba has resisted. Just as Panama defended its right to decide its own destiny, we must also support those who face external pressures seeking to impose models alien to their will.
It is time to reject interventionist policies that threaten the stability of the region and to demand an end to measures that directly punish peoples.
Below, Bayano digital reproduces the text of a forceful open letter sent to the current U.S. administration:
Open Letter to the Government of the United States Cuba is not alone: A call for solidarity from Panama.
At a time when international pressures against Cuba are intensifying, it is essential to raise our voice from our own history. The Panamanian people, marked by decades of struggle for the liberation and recovery of the Canal Zone, understand deeply what it means to face interference and defend national sovereignty.
Therefore, we cannot remain indifferent to the actions of the U.S. government, now led by Donald Trump, which insists on maintaining and intensifying policies aimed at economically and politically suffocating the Cuban people.
Their recent history is also the history of a people that has faced blockades, pressures, sabotage, and systematic campaigns of isolation, without renouncing its sovereignty or its national project.
Despite these attempts at suffocation, the international community has been clear. The defense of international law cannot be selective: it must be a universal principle.
This is a call to all sectors of Panamanian society, without political distinction, to raise their voices in favor of respect, sovereignty, and justice. It is not just an act of solidarity, but of historical coherence.
