Díaz-Canel: Cuba Will Defend Its Sovereignty and National Stability

Miguel Díaz-Canel, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and President of the Republic, stated today that while Cuba neither aggresses nor threatens other nations, it will defend its sovereignty and national stability. His remarks came in direct response to a recent armed attack against a surface unit of the Border Guard Troops of the Ministry of the Interior (Minint) in Cuban territorial waters.

Through the social media platform X, the head of state assured that his country will act with determination and resolve in the face of any terrorist or mercenary aggression.

On Wednesday, the Minint reported that during the morning hours, a fast vessel bearing Florida, United States, registration plates approached within one nautical mile northeast of the El Pino channel, near Cayo Falcones, in the municipality of Corralillo, Villa Clara province. The craft opened fire on a Border Guard unit that had moved to identify it.

The commander of the Cuban vessel sustained injuries as a result of the incident. In the course of the subsequent confrontation, four aggressors were killed and six others were wounded.

Cuban authorities determined through their investigation that the neutralized vessel, bearing registration number FL7726SH, was transporting ten armed individuals — Cuban nationals residing in the United States — who, according to preliminary statements from those detained, intended to carry out an infiltration operation for terrorist purposes.

Items seized during the operation included assault rifles, handguns, homemade explosive devices (Molotov cocktails), bulletproof vests, telescopic sights, and camouflage uniforms.

Cuba reaffirmed its commitment to protecting its territorial waters, underscoring that national defense is a fundamental pillar of the Cuban state in the service of sovereignty and regional stability.