With a tribute to the 24 Cubans who died with the brothers from Granada during the US invasion of Grenada in 1983, the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, closed the intense days of work the official Cuban delegation in the Eastern Caribbean since last week.
The mausoleum stands on one of the hills surrounding Maurice Bishop International Airport, where the camp of the brigade of Cuban builders who took part in its construction were camped confronts to the elite troops of the Yankee Empire.
The Cuban President recalled the young Maurice Bishop, “who,” he recalled, “at the head of the New Jewel movement, led the heroic revolution that determined the fate of Grenada on March 13, 1979, the day of triumph.” of his revolution, and that a month later diplomatic relations were established with Cuba, which were brutally severed by the US invasion.
“The United States government planned to destroy the Granada revolution from the start, despite all that it represented in that region,” said the head of state in the solemn act, underscoring the words of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz in November 1983, when he stated: “Granada had become a true symbol of independence and progress in the Caribbean.”
This mausoleum not only honors the memory of those who fell, but also demonstrates “the traditional bonds of cooperation and solidarity between our two countries,” explained the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, who reiterated Cuba’s commitment to continue to strengthen its ties with all sister nations of the Caribbean.
“We reaffirm that Grenada and the Caribbean can continue to count on Cuba,” he said.
The ceremony was attended by local Foreign Minister Joseph Andall and representatives of the Cuban collaboration brigades and solidarity movements, as well as members of the Greater Antilles official delegation.
Led by the President of the Republic, the delegation has made official visits to St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Barbados in recent days. It consisted of Politburo member and Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla; Minister Elba Rosa Pérez Montoya, for Science, Technology and Environment; Jose Angel Portal Miranda, of Public Health; and Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz, Foreign Trade and Foreign Investments, as well as Deputy Foreign Minister Josefina Vidal Ferreiro and Eugenio Martínez Enrique, Director General for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, among other personalities.
The Official Mission also attended the VIII CARICOM-Cuba Summit held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Greater Antilles and the region’s first English-speaking countries to gain independence, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, was called up. Barbados and Guyana.
At the meeting in Bridgetown, Barbados, tribute was paid to the leaders of these countries, the founding fathers of Caribbean independence and integration, and Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz. In addition, important agreements and projects to strengthen economic, social and cultural ties were defined.
always among friends
During his stay in Grenada, the Cuban President held official talks with Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell this Wednesday, and the delegations held official talks during which they agreed to strengthen mutual ties in various areas.
This Thursday morning, the President of Cuba met with the Honorable Dr. Keith Mitchell, leader of the New National Party (NNP), currently in opposition and also a great friend of Cuba; and with Her Excellency Cecile Ellen Fleurette La Grenada, Governor General.