This Sunday, the ship of the Bolivarian National Navy of Venezuela arrived at the port of Santiago de Cuba, with more than 300 tons of humanitarian aid sent to address the damage caused by the passage of hurricanes Rafael and Oscar through Cuban territory.
The reception at the coastal terminal was in charge of the Cuban authorities: Beatriz Jolhson Urrutia, member of the Central Committee of the Council of State and first secretary of the Provincial Committee in Santiago de Cuba; Manuel Falcón Hernández, governor of the province, and Madelaine Cortés Barquilla, provincial director of Foreign Trade, Foreign Investment and International Cooperation, accompanied by the Venezuelan ambassador to the Caribbean nation, Orlando Maneiro Gaspar, reports a press release from Mppre.
The Head of the Venezuelan Diplomatic Mission in Havana highlighted that the island was subject to significant damage as a result of two important climatic events and that his country considers Cuba as a brother: “Brothers see each other, brothers express themselves, brothers tend to each other.” the hand, they help each other. Cuba has always been the best example of solidarity in the world and today Venezuela accompanies it.”
The humanitarian cargo left last Wednesday, November 6, from Puerto Cabello, Carabobo state, being farewelled by the Minister of Popular Power for Foreign Affairs, Yván Gil, accompanied by the Vice Minister for the Caribbean, Raúl Li Causi and the ambassador of Cuba accredited in Caracas, Dagoberto Rodríguez, together with representatives of Bolivariana de Puertos (Bolipuertos).
Venezuela’s aid to the sister island nation consists of 2,500 4H kitchen units, 10,000 single and double mattresses, 10,000 galvanized zinc sheets, 20,000 iron pipes and ceiling hooks, and a personal hygiene kit.
In this regard, the president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, in his program “With Maduro Suddenly” last Wednesday, announced the shipment of 43 containers, with various items, for social and humanitarian support to the Republic of Cuba, coordinated aid with his counterpart Miguel Díaz-Canel and Cuban Army General Raúl Castro.
