Cuban Singer-Songwriter Silvio Rodríguez Presented With His Combat Weapon
Con la presencia del Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido y Presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez , y de los miembros del Buró Político GCE Álvaro López Miera, GCE Lázaro Alberto Álvarez Casas y GCE Roberto Legrá Sotolongo —ministro de las FAR, ministro del Interior y viceministro primero de las FAR, respectivamente—, el destacado cantautor Silvio Rodríguez recibió el AKM que pidió para estar en la primera línea ante una agresión imperialista.
"La tierra me quiere arrebatar,
el agua me quiere arrebatar,
el aire me quiere arrebatar
y sólo fuego,
y sólo fuego voy a dar."
Renowned Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez received a replica of the AKM assault rifle and an additional combat weapon, presented to him during the National Defense Day observance in the presence of President Miguel Díaz-Canel.
The Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces announced through its official Facebook page that the decision was made in response to a statement the troubadour published on his blog Segunda Cita, in which he wrote in reaction to military threats from the United States government against Cuba: "I demand my AKM, if they launch an attack. And let it be known that I am saying this in complete seriousness."
The author of celebrated songs such as Ojalá, La Masa, and Unicornio Azul received the weapons from Army Corps General Álvaro López Miera, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party and Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces.
The ceremony was also attended by members of the Political Bureau, Army Corps Generals Lázaro Alberto Álvarez Casas and Roberto Legrá Sotolongo — Minister of the Interior and First Deputy Minister of the Armed Forces, respectively.
According to the official statement, the artist's stance "takes on a paradigmatic dimension" in the current moment and "consecrates the participation of every Cuban in the defense of the Homeland." The decision was described as a "just recognition of his patriotic willingness to take up arms to defend the Homeland against any aggression by the government of the United States."
Rodríguez's post on Segunda Cita was widely shared across social media, while other Cuban intellectuals and ordinary citizens joined his initiative by also requesting weapons to defend the nation.
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