Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, participated on Thursday in a ceremony honoring the heroes and martyrs who died and were wounded during the U.S. military aggression against Venezuela on January 3.
A report published by teleSUR and reprinted in Juventud Rebelde confirms that the ceremony took place at the Bolivarian National Guard Military Academy in Caracas.
The report emphasizes that Bruno Rodríguez accompanied Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez Gómez, along with the Cuban ambassador to Caracas and other officials from both countries, in a tribute honoring Venezuelan and Cuban combatants killed and wounded during the attacks.
In statements posted on social media, the Cuban foreign minister affirmed that “the blood of both peoples was mixed together on Venezuelan soil, as befits sister nations,” while paying tribute to those who faced the military offensive.
Hours earlier, the text confirms, the head of Cuban diplomacy expressed his condolences to the Venezuelan people and government for the civilian and military victims of the aggression, which culminated in the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, who were illegally taken to the United States.
The publication highlights that Bruno Rodríguez described the attacks against civilian facilities and infrastructure as “a further demonstration of Washington’s disrespect for International Law and International Humanitarian Law,” and reiterated Cuba’s solidarity with the families of the victims.
Cuban authorities have consistently denounced the U.S. military operation, stating that it constitutes a flagrant violation of Venezuelan sovereignty and an attempt to undermine its political independence.
According to data provided by Venezuelan Minister of the Interior, Justice and Peace, Diosdado Cabello, the bombings on January 3 in Caracas and in areas of the states of Miranda, Aragua, and La Guaira left at least 100 dead and some 100 wounded.
The solidarity expressed by Cuba joins that of various governments and social movements that have condemned the aggression and demanded the immediate release of President Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores, Telesur reported, as cited by the Cuban media outlet.
During the ceremony, the Cuban foreign minister shared excerpts from the speech by Bruno Rodríguez, who stated: “Cuba pays heartfelt tribute to the Cuban combatants who, in unequal combat, confronted the imperialist enemy that was profaning the sovereignty of the Venezuelan homeland.”
“Honor and glory to the fallen; love and peace to the Venezuelan people. Following the eternal memory of Chávez and Fidel, we pledge that we will fight together and we will win,” he expressed.
“The Bolivarian and Chavista Revolutions and the Cuban Revolution will serve as examples for the liberation of the peoples of our America. We will continue to defend peace, international law, and the lives of our people, for the liberation of President Nicolás Maduro and our comrade Cilia Flores.
“The only destiny is victory. Ever onward to victory! We will win!
[ SOURCE: MINISTRY OF REVOLTIONARY ARMED FORCES ]
