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Fidel Castro Ruz

Tribute to Fidel in Santiago de Cuba, seven years after his burial

Reverence of a Hero City to a Heroic Legacy

Multitudinous tribute to Fidel in Santiago de Cuba, seven years after his burial

Author:  | internet@granma.cu

december 5, 2023 14:12:20

Fidel lives in the work of a people that resists, creates and overcomes. Photo: Dunia Álvarez Palacios

Santiago de Cuba – More than 100,000 people from Santiago de Cuba made a tightly packed pilgrimage yesterday to pay homage to the Commander-in-Chief of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz, on the seventh anniversary of the burial of his ashes in the patrimonial cemetery of Santa Ifigenia.

From the Plaza de la Revolución Mayor General Antonio Maceo Grajales, passing through Patria Avenue, the united march arrived at the cemetery where, early in the morning, a wreath had been placed in the name of the Cuban people, before the monolith that treasures Fidel’s ashes.

Present were the member of the Central Committee and first secretary of the Party in the province, José Ramón Monteagudo Ruiz, other political and government leaders, as well as Fidel Antonio Castro Smirnov, advisor of the Honorary Chair for the study of the work and thought of Fidel Castro, of the University of Oriente, and grandson of the historical leader.

On the premises of the Altar of the Homeland, the people of Santiago expressed their feelings of gratitude and tribute to the best disciple of José Martí. Castro Smirnov wrote to Granma that “today we come with the immense joy of bringing Fidel in our thoughts. It is moving to receive his closeness and strength, which he always gave us and will continue to give us”.

President Miguel M. Díaz-Canel Bermúdez

Díaz-Canel in Iran

Díaz-Canel in Iran

The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, arrived last night in the Islamic Republic of Iran, where he will make an official visit to further consolidate the close ties between the two nations

Author:  | internet@granma.cu

december 4, 2023 10:12:14

Díaz -Canel
Photo: Granma

Tehran-The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, arrived last night in the Islamic Republic of Iran, where he will pay an official visit to further consolidate the close ties between the two nations.

Coming from Qatar, where he covered a busy agenda and met with the main leaders and businessmen of that country, the Head of State closes in Iran the working and official visits he made to three countries in the Middle East.

In the United Arab Emirates, the first country in the region he visited, he also attended the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, where, in addition to heading the Cuban delegation, he led the Meeting of Leaders of the Group of 77 and China (G-77), which the largest of the Antilles convened in its capacity as president pro tempore of that group of nations.

During this visit, Iran and Cuba intend to work to raise economic and trade relations to the same high level that characterizes bilateral political ties.

In a little more than 40 years, both nations have created strong ties of friendship, which were cemented by Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

During all these years, different Iranian presidents have visited Cuba on a regular basis, and Díaz-Canel’s stay in Tehran, in addition to reciprocating those visits, will contribute to strengthening ties in all areas.

Upon his arrival, the Cuban president was received by the Minister of Public Health and Medical Education, Bahram Einollahi.

CUBA

Brotherhood and common good on the agenda of Iran and Cuba

Brotherhood and common good on the agenda of Iran and Cuba

The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, visited the leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei

Author:  | internet@granma.cu

december 5, 2023 14:12:37

Foto: @DiazCanelB

Tehran-The meeting between the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, with the leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, yesterday afternoon, was like a symbol to seal the first part of an official visit in which brotherhood and common good prevailed.

“We must take advantage of the existing political and economic capabilities between Iran and Cuba to form a union, a coalition between countries that share the same position against the impositions of the US and Westerners,” Ayatollah Khamenei expressed on the social network X.

Delving into the historical links between the Iranian and Cuban processes, the leader of the Islamic Revolution added that “22 years ago I met with Mr. Fidel Castro. The Cuban Revolution and the figure of Castro always had a special attraction for the Iranian revolutionaries, since before the triumph of the Islamic Revolution. The reason was his sincerity in his revolutionary positions”.

In the same social network, Díaz-Canel highlighted the honor of being received by the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, Grand Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, and referring to the evocation he made of his meeting with the Commander-in-Chief, he ratified “the will to continue developing relations of friendship and cooperation between our countries”.

The website of the Presidency informed that, during the day, the Caribbean dignitary was received by the Iranian President, Ayatollah Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, with whom he had a private dialogue, and then both participated, with their delegations, in the talks, which resulted in important economic agreements.

He also met with Mohamad Baqer Galibaf, president of the Islamic Consultative Assembly; visited the Pasteur Institute, and toured the Iranian Science and Technology Pavilion, where he could appreciate the productive and scientific capacities that this country has generated for development and also in response to the siege and sanctions that the Western powers, led by the US, have imposed on it.

Genocide

Statement by the Network in Defense of Humanity on the Genocide against the Palestinian People

Dec 1, 2023 from Caracas

The genocide committed by Israel against the Palestinian people, continuing its policy of state terrorism, has its roots in 75 years of colonization, military occupation and apartheid regime. Not only did the tragedy of the first Nakba result in expulsions and massacres, but since then, Israel’s government funding of the advancing supremacist settlers has entrenched its project of total territorial occupation, compounded with ongoing extermination.

In two months, more than 20,000 people have been killed, of whom 8,176 are children. Out of a total population of 2,200,000 in Gaza over 1,730,000 have been displaced. In defiance of humanitarian law and human rights, Israel commits permanent bombardments, resulting in the destruction of hospitals, schools, mosques and social services. The economic, communicational and political blockade has disrupted the limits of basic survival.

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