“You president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, is for the government that I represent, a distinguished, admired and fraternal guest, thank you for coming,” he added.
During his turn, Díaz-Canel called President López Obrador “brother” and “friend”. “We are happy and honored to set foot on Mexican soil again, to share with this endearing part of the Latin American family,” he said.
“It is always an honor to reach the Homeland of Benito Juárez, a symbol of the dignity of the original peoples. Beautiful and beloved Mexico, as it is sung here and in Cuba, is a beloved story for having given a home to those who fought for our freedom,” he added.
“Mexico is the supportive, honest and just present that is constantly expressed in the gestures of its Government. I bring you a message of respect for its people and its President López Obrador,” he stressed.
The Government of Mexico published in the Official Gazette of the Federation an agreement granting the decoration of the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle, in the degree of Collar, to Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Republic of Cuba.
The foregoing because “it is the purpose of the Government of the United Mexican States to recognize His Excellency Mr. Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Republic of Cuba, for his work in strengthening relations of friendship and cooperation between Mexico and Cuba,” says the agreement. .
“Díaz-Canel has expressed his appreciation for Mexico and his interest in deepening bilateral ties with our country in the different visits he has carried out in national territory, among which the one made for the inauguration of the Federal Executive in 2018 stands out. , as well as his official visit in 2019 as president of the Republic of Cuba and his attendance in 2021 at the Civic-Military Parade commemorating the Bicentennial of the Consummation of the Independence of Mexico, in which he was the guest of honor,” the document adds.
“Díaz-Canel has promoted cooperation on health issues between the two nations by sending doctors and nurses to Mexico, in order to support during the pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, as well as receiving them in Cuba. of hundreds of medical students to study different specialties, the sale of vaccines and medicines to our country and the signing of a bilateral cooperation agreement in health matters”, he highlights.
In May 2022, during his visit to Cuba, the President of Mexico received the decoration Jose Marti, highest distinction awarded by the Cuban Government.
On February 3, Díaz-Canel was proposed as a recipient of the Decoration of the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle, in the rank of Collar, which is granted to foreigners, in order to recognize prominent services rendered to the Mexican Nation or to humanity, and to correspond to the distinctions that Mexican public servants are subject to.
