Radio Cadena Agramonte emisiora de Camagüey
Havana, Nov 19.- We are all the Homeland and with you it grows, said Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the Republic, today at the closing of the IV Conference The Nation and Emigration, which brought together 367 guests from 57 countries in Havana.
The Cuban President expressed that the Conference allowed for an exhaustive assessment of what was achieved in the field of ties with nationals abroad and to identify the areas in which there remains to be worked together, but it constitutes a new starting point towards higher goals.
He pointed out that he was sure that everyone present in the plenary session of the Havana Convention Palace shared the appreciation that relations between Cuba and its compatriots abroad are going through one of the best moments today, that the tree planted 45 years ago is strong. and vigorous and protective like a jungle.
Díaz-Canel assured that the world today has changed, its transformation process has deepened, and the presence of Cubans residing outside the country is much more numerous and varied.
Almost all of them retain their love for the family and the country where they were born, they express solidarity with their compatriots, thanks to the protagonists of that first rapprochement in 1978, and those who came later in more frequent, open exchanges that each time pass in a more natural, he noted.
The Cuban President referred to the effects of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States government and the consequences of the inclusion of Cuba on the list of State sponsors of terrorism, although Cubans work, the country is transformed, and resist.
He recognized those present who fought tirelessly for justice to be done, because every act of rapprochement and solidarity with the Homeland will be the most heartfelt tribute to the martyrs and other compatriots who gavethemselves completely to Marti’s mission of achieving unity in pursuit of the defense of the Homeland and its sovereignty.
He spoke of the effort and invincible creativity of the Cuban, and of the work of six decades, of the solidarity that the Island gives and receives from all corners of the planet from the people of good will who accompany it in the fight against the blockade, to satisfaction and joy in the first place of the Cuban men and women who have the Homeland geographically far away but sentimentally in the center of their hearts, he added.
Interrupted at several moments by the applause and phrases of support from the participants, the President said: “On behalf of our people I reiterate that the commitment to strengthen ties with Cubans who live at any latitude in the world is invariable and irreversible, We invite you to join with renewed energy in this new stage in defense of Cuba, all those who want to build and contribute to this collective work that is the Cuban Revolution will always be welcome.”
Four panels met this weekend on topics of common interest, and the guests received a detailed explanation of the country’s reality, economic transformations, social communication and technology, socioeconomic development and investments, and culture and national identity. (Text and photo: ACN)
