Cuba Wants Peace, Declaration of the Cuban Parliament

Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution;

Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic;

Esteban Lazo Hernández, President of the National Assembly of People's Power;

Deputies and guests:

The deputies of the National Assembly of People's Power of the Republic of Cuba, on behalf of the Cuban people, reiterate their strongest condemnation of the genocidal aggression by the United States government against Cuba and the imperialist effort to break the sovereign will of the Cuban people through force. The nation's commitment to defending the inalienable right to self-determination, safeguarding its independence, and the determination to build socialism are solidly established and non-negotiable pillars.

Two executive presidential orders, dated January 29 and May 1, are concrete examples of the policy of maximum pressure whose philosophy is the collective punishment of an entire nation. Added to this is the infamous accusation against Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution.

Repeated threats of military aggression constitute an international crime under the United Nations Charter. Should such an irresponsible act materialize, it will run into the ironclad and unyielding resistance of the Cuban people, who will not cede an inch of their territory nor the slightest of their sovereign prerogatives. It will cause death and destruction, and lead to a bloodbath, but it will not achieve the objective of subordinating Cuba to the neocolonial dictate of the United States, establishing a state of dependency on that country, or returning Cuba to the corrupt, brutally unequal, and socially backward society in which a foreign power owned the national wealth and interfered in the country's internal political affairs.

The economic war to which the country is subjected for the same purposes, reinforced by the brutal energy siege, measures equivalent to a naval blockade, and secondary sanctions against those who sovereignly trade and invest in Cuba, seeks to achieve its objectives through collective punishment of the entire population and thus provoke a humanitarian crisis—conduct that also constitutes an international crime and deserves the broadest condemnation in every corner of the planet.

Its disastrous consequences are suffered daily by the Cuban people in every facet of life, while the U.S. government, acting as executioner, measures its successes by the death of a child due to the lack of proper treatments; the surgery canceled or postponed for lack of electricity or adequate supplies; the family distress over power outages, water supply shortages, or the inability to preserve food. That executioner celebrates the effects of a silent yet ruthless war that will be recorded in history and national consciousness just as the criminal "reconcentration of Weyler" was.

How can a country in the full 21st century of the third millennium live without available fuel? How can it generate sufficient electricity? How can it maintain the vitality of industries, factories, hospitals...? How can it produce and transport food and medicines? What fate awaits millions of Cuban men and women if the criminal intentions of the powerful northern neighbor are not stopped?

As the Army General, leader of the Cuban Revolution, pointed out: "…faced with this new challenge, we will also emerge victorious."

In recent days, at Cuba's request, the United Nations General Assembly debated the energy siege, the intensification of the economic war, and the threat of military aggression against the Cuban people. Our solidary and generous archipelago once again received the broad support of the community of nations, despite numerous pressures from the U.S. government to prevent the topic from being addressed, and the repeated calumnies that accompanied the offensive speeches of the United States representatives.

We have the duty and the right to defend the lives of our citizens; to preserve this region as a Zone of Peace, as proclaimed by the Heads of State and Government at the summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, CELAC, in January 2014, in Havana.

The National Assembly of People's Power reaffirms what was expressed by the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel, on July 26, stating that "Cuba is not a threat, neither to the United States nor to any other country on earth. We are a noble people, who save lives where others destroy, who send doctors and teachers where others send bombs."

It also expresses its firmest support for the Declarations of the Revolutionary Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in rejection of the criminal conduct of the United States government.

It reiterates its deep gratitude for the expressions of solidarity and sympathy extended by various governments and parliaments, political, social, and religious organizations, friendship groups, Cubans living abroad, and thousands of individuals with a sense of justice and ethics, regardless of their stances regarding the Cuban Revolution.

It expresses special gratitude and recognition to the politicians, organizations, and diverse individuals, including many Cubans, who from within the United States and with great courage, have voiced their rejection of such a cruel policy against a nation and a people that do not attack or threaten any country.

We embrace Martí's teachings and, together with the Master, we say: "Cuba does not go about the world begging; she goes as a sister, and acts with the authority of such. By saving herself, she saves..."

The Assembly also warns of the dangers of the repressive and McCarthyite wave attempting to be imposed from the United States against its own citizens and expanding across the hemisphere. It would be highly irresponsible to forget or ignore the dark history of state-committed crimes for decades in the Northern nation where it originated, which were replicated with greater cruelty by atrocious dictatorships in several Latin American countries, at the cost of hundreds of thousands murdered, disappeared, and victims of sophisticated torture and other unspeakable crimes.

On behalf of the people of Cuba, the National Assembly of People's Power calls upon parliamentarians from all countries to join voices and wills to prevent U.S. military aggression against Cuba, end the silent and genocidal war imposed on the Cuban people, and defend peace, friendship, and solidarity.

Stop the energy siege and collective punishment of the Cuban people!

Cuba wants peace!

Let us say No to war!

Havana, July 29, 2026.

"Year of the Centenary of Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz"