The President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, received this Wednesday at the Simón Bolívar Hall of the Miraflores Palace to a delegation of the Republic of Cuba, within the framework of the commemoration of the 99 years of the birth of the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro.
The meeting, which underlines the ties of Brotherhood and Cooperation between the two nations, has the presence of personalities from various fields of Cuban public life, such as Germán Sánchez, a member of the Association of Writers of the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC), and Dagoberto Rodríguez, ambassador of the Republic of Cuba before the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
Antonio Guerrero, president of the National Union of Architects and Construction Engineers of Cuba (UNAICC), Miguel Díaz-Canel (son) and Elián González, deputy to the National Assembly of the Popular Power of the Republic of Cuba, are also present.
«I want to welcome today, celebrating the 99 years of Fidel Castro Ruz, a giant who changed the history of Cuba, Latin America and the world. Today we receive in the town’s house the companions of Cuba who visit us, ”he said.
The Head of State highlighted Fidel’s validity and legacy, a reference for the struggle for sovereignty and a symbol of new independence in the region. “Remembering the 99 years of the Giant of America, Fidel was the one who founded an era of hope, revolution and sovereignty in Latin America and the Caribbean, which continues in full development.”
“Fidel has had the validity of the founders of the new Latin American revolution, which is in full development,” Maduro added.
The national president recalled that Commander Chávez saw Fidel as a father; And Fidel recognized Chavez as the best friend Cuba.
“Once Fidel sent me a letter, in one of the junctures that we have had to live, and he said: I trust the force of the Venezuelan people to overcome the adverse conditions, because for us the revolutionaries the victory has no alternative,” shared the national president on one of the experiences of the one considered one of the best friends that the Bolivarian government has had.
Earlier, the President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, said that the world’s free peoples come together to celebrate and remember the life and work of this eternal leader.
Through his social networks, the Head of State, stressed that the leader of the Cuban Revolution is «Example of rebellion and humanism. Fidel is not past, it is a present that continues to write history with a truly impeccable legacy ».
He said Castro was a hurricane of leadership, strategist and visionary. “His mind of mathematician and scientist, with his feet on the ground, calculated every detail to solve the problems of the Cuban people,” he wrote in the post.
He recalled that Fidel loved Venezuela, as well as Venezuela loved him. At the same time that he stressed that the spirit of study, knowledge and creativity that left.
«Commander and central figure of the Cuban revolution, lives in each struggle for justice and dignity, and its trajectory is the compass that guides us towards the construction of the big homeland. Fidel, always Fidel! ”, He concluded his message.
