A delegation from the Federation of Agro-industry Workers of Italy (FLAI) has departed for Cuba to manifest solidarity with the country as it faces a U.S. blockade and threats of aggression, according to a statement released today.

Our mission in Cuba has high political and social value: to be present with concrete aid to challenge those who want to annihilate the rebel island and even threaten to drop bombs, expressed Giovanni Mininni, General Secretary of FLAI, while seeing off the group, as highlighted in a note published on the union's official website.

It is not enough to denounce our opposition to criminal aggression by participating in a demonstration under the banner of peace; we must take concrete action by going to the places where people suffer the oppression of those who want to set themselves up as the new masters of the world, the union leader added.

Mininni emphasized regarding this support initiative for Cuba that only through concrete solidarity can one be certain of being able to restore hope to those who long for a better world.

The delegation is led by Silvia Guaraldi, a national leader of FLAI, and is composed of eleven members of this trade union federation, which is affiliated with the Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL).

On this solidarity trip, they are bringing a new shipment of medicines, food, and photovoltaic systems to Cuba to join the second European Convoy, which has been on the island since April 22 and is currently carrying out an extensive program of activities.

We depart for Cuba with hearts full of pride, driven by the deep desire to provide concrete help to a people who have been resisting an increasingly severe blockade for years, stated Guaraldi. She noted that the Italian union representation will join the May Day celebrations for International Workers' Day in the nation.

This mission is not just a trip, but an act of internationalism, fraternity, and peace, affirmed the head of the delegation, who added that we stand in solidarity with those who defend their history and their present with dignity.