A panel discussion on the life and work of Chávez recalled his teachings and all the measures he developed to ensure a state of social justice in Venezuela.
The Venezuelan ambassador here, Orlando Maneiro, recalled the first meeting between Chávez and the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, and how a decade after that “first embrace” in 2004, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America was born became. –People’s Trade Treaty.
He emphasized the importance that the integration mechanism had for both peoples thanks to “the vision of two sizes”. Maneiro emphasized that one of the greatest expressions of the close ties that bind the island with the Bolivarian Republic are the more than 39,000 Cuban and Venezuelan collaborators trained on the island and working in the South American country during the COVID-19 crisis Pandemic. Covid-19.
He recalled Chávez's efforts to promote solidarity between Latin America and the Caribbean and that one of their expressions was the Petrocaribe regional energy agreement, which is still in force under special conditions, he emphasized.
He explained that these “conditions” were due to Venezuela experiencing “the same attacks and the same unilateral coercive measures that the United States is applying to our brothers in Cuba.”
He emphasized that, contrary to predictions, Venezuela is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Bolivarian Revolution, 11 years of which passed without the physical presence of Chávez, but which was able to advance thanks to his legacy and the hand of the Cuban people.
For his part, ICAP Vice President Víctor Gaute said that Cuba received a very great influence from the Bolivarian Revolution due to the proximity, bilateral relations and the identity of thought and action between the leaders of the two peoples.
Gaute discussed the importance of today's development of relations between the two countries, which has benefited millions of people in areas such as health and education.
Meanwhile, the director of the Fidel Castro Ruz Center, René González, explained that although imperialism is responsible for accusing the Caribbean country of Cubanizing the Bolivarian Revolution, this argument could not be further from the truth.
He explained that the influence of the liberator Simón Bolívar and the Venezuelan cause was present in all phases of the struggles for the liberation of the Greater Antilles.
The panel discussion was attended by one of Hugo Chávez's daughters, Génesis Chávez Segura, as well as representatives of the Cuban Communist Party, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the diplomatic corps accredited to the island.
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