Esquivel cited the persecution of the duo Buena Fe in Spain and the deprivation of the honorary president status of the Mercado de la Poesía event in France to the writer Nancy Morejon. Author: Latin press

Jahima Esquivel, Ambassador of Cuba to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), today condemned the recent fascist acts committed against representatives of the national culture.

During his speech on the 9th. Conference of the States Parties to the Convention for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, the ambassador rejected pressure, intimidation and blackmail against businessmen, cultural figures, establishment owners and foreign organizations responsible for organizing tours and presentations of Cuban artists.

Esquivel cited the persecution of the duo Buena Fe in Spain and the deprivation of the honorary president status of the Mercado de la Poesía event in France to the writer Nancy Morejon, who was the target of attacks by elements of the transnational extremist right.

The Cuban culture, which suffers from the inhuman and illegal economic blockade, is the bearer of the ideas of peace, dialogue and tolerance, therefore it rejects the barbarism, hatred and violence that the imperialist monopoly interests of the United States are trying to impose. assured the diplomat.

He clarified that solidarity, peace and commitment to the arts will remain the prerequisites of our artists in the face of violence, impunity, fascism and prevailing cultural colonization.

Esquivel reaffirmed Cuba’s commitment to the cause of UNESCO, the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions and a culture of peace.

Source: Juventud Rebelde