Salvadoran solidarity collectives gathered in front of the Cuban Embassy in San Salvador to express their support for the Cuban people and reaffirm their rejection of the economic, financial and commercial blockade imposed by the United States.

Some 47 cars set out in a caravan from the University of El Salvador to the Cuban representation. Upon arrival, they reaffirmed the urgency of stopping the siege against the island and recalled the proximity of the vote against the blockade at the UN General Assembly.

In statements to Prensa Latina, the national secretary of International Relations and Salvadorans Abroad of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), Carlos Castaneda, backed an end to the unilateral siege imposed by the United States, which he described as criminal and genocidal.

It is not a commercial, economic or financial battle, but rather the pressure has transcended into the diplomatic and cultural sphere, asserted the former Salvadoran foreign minister.

Cuba stands out for its moral authority and its record of internationalist support; it radiates hope for the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean, which is why this expression of solidarity is correct, it is necessary to put an end to the blockade, he reiterated.

On another note, the Cuban side thanked the different Salvadoran collectives that participated in the caravan for their displays of solidarity and for their decision to remain alongside the Cuban people.

The blockade is a policy that limits development, limits the daily life of Cubans and seeks to bend the will of a nation to its self-determination.