Raul Castro Underscores Similarities between Cubans and Brazilians
Cuban President Raul Castro underscored the similarities between the Cuban and the Brazilian people, during the unveiling of a bust of Latin American Independence Hero Simon Bolivar in the Brazilian city of Salvador.
The solemn ceremony, which marked the 178th anniversary of the death of Bolivar, known as the Liberator, was attended by the presidents of Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia and Honduras, as well as by members of delegations from those countries who participated in the recently concluded Latin American and Caribbean Summit on Integration and Development, Granma newspaper reports.
Following the anthems of Venezuela and Brazil, President Hugo Chavez extended warm greetings to the people and authorities of Bahia, to President Lula da Silva and to Fidel Castro, “who has won the admiration and respect of the people in the continent,” he said.
Chavez recalled that the 50th Anniversary of the Cuban Revolution will soon be marked, a statement that was welcomed with an ovation by the participants at the ceremony.
Meanwhile, President Raul Castro said that the ceremony gives the perfect end to the summits held over the past few days in Brazil and he sent a strong hug to the people of Bahia.
He referred to the huge similarities between the Cuban and the Brazilian people, who share similar roots, particularly in the cities of Salvador and Santiago de Cuba.
Raul mentioned some of the most important moments of the Cuban internationalist mission in Angola and he affirmed that the Cuban people assumed that commitment as a way to pay their debt of gratitude to Africa.
That same spirit is what moves today’s solidarity assistance offered by Cuba to other nations in fields like health and education, he stressed.
The people attending the ceremony voiced slogans in support of the revolutionary processes taking place in the continent, and they carried banners showing support of Venezuela and Cuba and demanding the release of the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unjustly held in US prisons.
The solemn ceremony, which marked the 178th anniversary of the death of Bolivar, known as the Liberator, was attended by the presidents of Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia and Honduras, as well as by members of delegations from those countries who participated in the recently concluded Latin American and Caribbean Summit on Integration and Development, Granma newspaper reports.
Following the anthems of Venezuela and Brazil, President Hugo Chavez extended warm greetings to the people and authorities of Bahia, to President Lula da Silva and to Fidel Castro, “who has won the admiration and respect of the people in the continent,” he said.
Chavez recalled that the 50th Anniversary of the Cuban Revolution will soon be marked, a statement that was welcomed with an ovation by the participants at the ceremony.
Meanwhile, President Raul Castro said that the ceremony gives the perfect end to the summits held over the past few days in Brazil and he sent a strong hug to the people of Bahia.
He referred to the huge similarities between the Cuban and the Brazilian people, who share similar roots, particularly in the cities of Salvador and Santiago de Cuba.
Raul mentioned some of the most important moments of the Cuban internationalist mission in Angola and he affirmed that the Cuban people assumed that commitment as a way to pay their debt of gratitude to Africa.
That same spirit is what moves today’s solidarity assistance offered by Cuba to other nations in fields like health and education, he stressed.
The people attending the ceremony voiced slogans in support of the revolutionary processes taking place in the continent, and they carried banners showing support of Venezuela and Cuba and demanding the release of the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unjustly held in US prisons.
Source:
ACN
Date:
18/12/2008