Thousands of Cubans gathered on Thursday in Havana to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the proclamation of the socialist character of the Revolution, reaffirm its anti-imperialist stance amidst repeated threats of aggression from the U.S., and express their determination to defend the revolutionary project with their lives if necessary.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel affirmed that the largest of the Antilles is a country of peace that promotes solidarity and cooperation, but assured that the nation does not fear war. In an interview with the US publication Newsweek, the head of state maintained that the Caribbean island does not represent a threat to the United States, “much less an unusual and extraordinary threat as has been claimed,” and that there is no excuse for the US to resort to military aggression as a means of resolving bilateral differences.

Photo: Juan Pablo Carreras

The Lázaro Peña Cigar Company in Holguín has reaffirmed itself as a benchmark of industrial sovereignty in the country.