The Italian Ambassador to Cuba, Simona De Martino, celebrating the 80th anniversary of Republic Day, wished the people of the Caribbean island that they might find, in these difficult times, “the path to prosperity and serenity,” reaffirming “the bond of deep friendship” between our peoples. Against a backdrop of significant international tension, she expressed the hope that “a diplomatic solution will soon be reached” to the ongoing crises. She acknowledged that “Cuba is going through a