President Miguel Díaz-Canel has highlighted the brotherhood between the peoples of Cuba and Angola in the context of the half-century of diplomatic ties and the independence of the African nation.
The Cuban president, on his social media account, celebrated “the 50th anniversary of Angola’s independence and the establishment of diplomatic relations,” as well as his country’s commemoration of the anniversary held in the Portocarrero Hall of the Palace of the Revolution in Havana.
“It was a tribute to the brotherhood between both peoples, cemented with the blood of Cuban internationalists and MPLA combatants. We remember the friendship between #Fidel and Neto,” Díaz-Canel emphasized.
Cuba contributed to Angola’s independence through a solidarity campaign that began in 1975 and took shape as Operation Carlota, in which more than 370,000 Cuban military personnel participated.
At the commemoration ceremony held yesterday, the Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, Army Corps General Álvaro López, stated that “yesterday we shared the trenches,” and that today “we are proud that Angola is the African country where Cuba has the most diverse and extensive collaboration.”
The Angolan ambassador to Havana, Carlos Cruz de Lemos, thanked Cuba, which he described as a “second home” for many compatriots who found professional training in various fields on the island, and acknowledged Cuba’s exemplary solidarity with other nations.
The ceremony at the Palace of the Revolution was presided over by Díaz-Canel, along with members of the Cuban Communist Party and government, representatives of political and mass organizations, and representatives of the Cuban armed forces.
[ SOURCE: PRENSA LATINA ]
