Mexico City, Jan 5 (Prensa Latina) Members of the Cuban Embassy in Mexico paid tribute today to the 32 Cuban fighters who lost their lives on January 3 during the United States military attack against Venezuela.
“The staff of the @EmbaCuMex paid tribute to the combatants who fell heroically in the sister land of Venezuela, facing the cowardly imperialist aggression that reinforces threats to Our America,” the diplomatic mission stated on its social media account.
During the ceremony, the island’s ambassador to this capital, Eugenio Martínez, stated that the greatest tribute would be to honor their example of loyalty and redouble the work, dedication and sacrifice “to live up to the standards that internationalist heroes, the people of Cuba and their Revolution deserve.”
The meeting concluded with a minute of silence in honor of the comrades and with the reaffirmation of firm support for the legacy of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro; Army General Raúl Castro; President Miguel Díaz-Canel; the Communist Party of Cuba and the Revolution.
The government of the Caribbean nation reported yesterday that 32 Cuban citizens died during the military attack perpetrated by the United States against Venezuela.
The combatants were carrying out missions on behalf of the Revolutionary Armed Forces and the Ministry of the Interior, at the request of their counterparts in the South American country. Authorities in the Caribbean nation stated that the Cubans “fell in direct combat against the attackers or as a result of the bombing of the facilities,” after offering “fierce resistance.”
In honor of the fallen combatants, President Miguel Díaz-Canel declared national mourning.
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