Caracas, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) President Nicolás Maduro affirmed that the people of Cuba and Venezuela are the most solid foundation for the reunification of all of Latin America and the Caribbean, it was learned here today.
In a solemn ceremony last night at Miraflores Palace, the seat of government, the head of state decorated the Cuba-Venezuela International Brigade, which for several weeks helped to repair the damage in the island’s provinces that were hit at the end of October by Hurricane Melissa.
Venezuelan men and women specialists in the electrical, transportation and public works sectors received the Antonio José de Sucre Order of Merit for Builders of the Homeland.
Maduro said the brigade did a “very inspiring” job and praised the brotherhood between Caracas and Havana, saying it “is beyond question,” the Presidency published.
He also emphasized that both countries are driven by the power of solidarity, and in the Cuban case, it is the “world champion of solidarity” because “for more than 60 years, Cuba has gone to Africa, Asia, all of Latin America and the Caribbean, to demonstrate that mutual support is the future of humanity.”
The dignitary emphasized that both nations have the task of demonstrating that the future of our hemisphere and the continent “cannot be war, military threats, colonialism, or slavery.”
The brotherhood between Cuba and Venezuela is a brotherhood that can withstand any test, capable of overcoming all adversities so that victory always prevails, he asserted.
Maduro praised the Venezuelan people for also forging themselves in the spirit of solidarity and recognized as significant that a group of “our boys” went to express their solidarity with the island.
“Long live Cuba and Venezuela! Ever onward to victory!” the ruler declared.
The deep ties of cooperation and brotherhood between Havana and Caracas are based on the Comprehensive Cooperation Agreement signed in 2000 by Commanders Fidel Castro (1926-2016) and Hugo Chávez (1954-2013), which promoted a strategic alliance never before seen in the world.
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the signing of that Agreement on October 25, Maduro stated that “this living testimony of brotherhood reflects our decision to be free, rebelliously sovereign, above any obstacle, threat or imperialist aggression.”
The leader declared that while others promote war and division, Cuba and Venezuela “reaffirmed that it is possible to move forward together, putting human dignity at the center, bringing health, education and development to our people.”
He emphasized that the signing of the agreements of the Convention took the fundamental step to “advance in the process of deep union, spiritual union and cultural union” of the Cuban and Venezuelan people.
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