Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez on Thursday thanked the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for its courageous stance in defending the island against U.S. threats of military aggression.

In a message posted on the social media platform X, the foreign minister highlighted that CARICOM denounced the “unjust and cruel blockade” imposed on the island and reaffirmed that Cuba poses no threat to any nation.

“Together we will continue to defend the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace,” Rodríguez emphasized following the Caribbean bloc’s statement, which also condemned the energy siege imposed by Washington.

CARICOM’s pronouncement, issued through the Council for Foreign and Community Relations, expressed “deep concern” over Washington’s tightening of economic, commercial, and financial measures against the island, which exacerbate the humanitarian crisis the country is facing.

The organization stated that the restrictions in place for more than six decades have had “a detrimental effect on the lives and livelihoods of the Cuban people.”

It also warned about the threats of possible military aggression, which would cause “unnecessary human suffering” and destabilize the entire Caribbean region.