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Cuba’s commitment to Venezuela is unwavering

Despite US pressure and threats, Cuba’s commitment to Venezuela is unwavering
Speech by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Republic of Cuba, at the virtual meeting for the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Cuba-Venezuela Comprehensive Cooperation Agreement, on October 30, 2020, “Year 62 of the Revolution

Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudenovember 12, 2020 13:11:22

Then, I rather abide by the right that José Martí bequeathed every Cuban and that is to feel an enormous admiration for Venezuela Photo: Estudios Revolución
Speech by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Republic of Cuba, at the virtual meeting for the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Cuba-Venezuela Comprehensive Cooperation Agreement, on October 30, 2020, “Year 62 of the Revolution

(Verbatim versions – Presidency of the Republic)

Dear Nicolas:

I wanted to thank you, first of all, for calling us to this meeting and for being there. What we celebrate today is much more than the anniversary of an Agreement; it is the rebirth of Bolivar’s dream, to which [José] Martí also devoted all his energies; and I believe this is the moment when the integration of Our America, for which he fought so hard, has been the closest to becoming a reality.

Although it is not yet in our history books, the signing of the Comprehensive Cooperation Agreement between Cuba and Venezuela is a historic event and what we are commemorating today is also a historic event. Among other things, because it is an act of independence that marks a new era for Latin America and the Caribbean; it is a time of exchange among equals, of turning words into actions, of expressing solidarity in concrete works for the benefit of the peoples. It is also the seed from which the ALBA tree would sprout.

The visionary decision of two great leaders such as Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz and Commander Hugo Chávez Frías, of signing this document, can be better appreciated 20 years after the will of two sovereign governments that do not bow to imperial pressures became a reality. Continue reading Cuba’s commitment to Venezuela is unwavering →

Cuba Venezuela Solidarity

Venezuelan can count on Cuba’s solidarity

The largest field hospital in Venezuelan history can count on Cuba’s solidarity
The Polyhedron sports arena in Caracas is now a huge field hospital, with 88 Cuban health collaborators treating COVID-19 patients, as part of the Bolivarian government’s effort to the pandemic

Jorge Pérez Cruzaugust 7, 2020 14:08:12

Photo: laverdad.com.ve
The Caracas Polyhedron sports arena, now the largest field hospital in Venezuelan history, is treating COVID-19 patients as part of the Bolivarian government’s effort to address the pandemic, according to Delcy Rodríguez, the country’s Executive Vice President, who added that the facility which opened August 2 has a capacity of 1,200 beds, with 300 in individual cubicles, to provide free, quality health care.

President Nicolás Maduro said the center will function as a special intermediate hospital, and includes an intensive care unit with trauma services, mobile X-ray equipment, a laboratory, a pharmacy, and a break room for medical and nursing staff, among other areas.

The role played by the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) and the People’s Power Ministry of Internal Relations, Justice and Peace was decisive in completing the transformation of the site and adjacent areas, to install the hospital.

Patients are being treated by the 10th Brigade of the Ernesto Che Guevara contingent, composed of 88 Cuban health collaborators.

During an inaugural ceremony to welcome the collective, assembled by the Cuban Medical Mission in Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez thanked Cuba for its solidarity and praised “the immense love you have for the peoples of the world, crossing borders to give health and life.