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“Facing the sun”, in tribute to Martí

“Facing the sun”, in tribute to Martí

The day was opened with a symbolic ceremony attended by representatives of various social sectors

Author:  | internet@granma.cu

april 16, 2025 08:04:11

Photo: Ricardo López Hevia

BAYAMO, Granma-With a call to vindicate the transcendence of the independence and anti-imperialist ideology of José Martí, the commemorative day “Facing the Sun” began in the eastern Cuban province, on the occasion of the 130th anniversary of his fall in combat, in Dos Ríos.
The opening took place with a ceremony full of symbolism, which was attended by a representation of various social sectors. The moment was propitious to remember the importance of Marti’s legacy in the subsequent course of the revolutionary process, which had in the Generation of the Centennial the summit of its exponents.
Yudelkis Ortiz Barceló, first secretary of the Party in Granma, emphasized that “unity continues to be the strategic weapon of the Revolution, as Martí taught with the creation of the Cuban Revolutionary Party”.
He stressed the need to articulate Martí’s thought with that of Fidel Castro, in an emblematic year, on the way to the centenary of the birth of the historic leader.
The event marked the beginning of a day whose main objective is the study, deepening and socialization of Martí’s ideology, as an indispensable pillar within the Cuban patriotic tradition.
Various actions respond to this premise, such as the revitalization of Martí’s clubs, initiatives and activities related to the day in educational and work centers that will be accompanied, in turn, by a broad communication campaign.
The day of homage, which will last until May 19 with a central event in Dos Ríos, seeks to reinforce national identity and ideological formation, emphasizing that Martí is not only history: he is a compass to face today’s challenges.

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China rejects U.S. statements on its relations with Latin America China has rejected statements by U.S

China rejects U.S. statements on its relations with Latin America China has rejected statements by U.S

China has rejected statements by U.S. officials on relations with Latin America. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed that relations with the region are based on mutual cooperation, rejecting geopolitical calculations

Author:  | internet@granma.cu

april 15, 2025 07:04:45

Photo: Internet

Beijing-The Chinese Foreign Ministry rejected statements by U.S. officials on the Asian giant’s relations with Latin America.
“There is not a single word of truth in them,” a spokesman emphasized, in response to U.S. statements, made recently in Panama and El Salvador, referring to alleged advantages and unequal exchanges in China-Latin America ties.
The spokesman stressed that ties with the region are based on the principles of South-South cooperation, with a view to seeking mutual support, and without being governed by geopolitical calculations.
“Who sees Latin America and the Caribbean as a backyard and imposes a new Monroe Doctrine on them? Who has been coercing them with tariff threats? Who has military bases all over the Western Hemisphere?” the spokesman asked, adding that the world knows the answers to these questions.
He asserted that these are positions “steeped in ideological bias and Cold War mentality.” “The United States continues to defame China and spread the alleged threat to invent a pretext to justify its actions to control Latin American nations, but it will never succeed,” he emphasized.
Last week, President Xi Jinping wished Latin American countries greater development achievements and affirmed that relations with the region “have withstood the test of international turbulence”. He also referred to the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-Celac Forum, which will take place in Beijing in the first half of 2025.

CELAC, President Miguel M. Díaz-Canel Bermúdez

CUBA at CELAC, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on April 9, 2025,

Let us not delay any longer the integration dreamed and fought for, from Bolivar to this day

Speech by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, at the 9th Summit of Heads of State and Government of CELAC, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on April 9, 2025, “Year 67 of the Revolution”

Author:  | internet@granma.cu

april 10, 2025 07:04:29

Cuba ratifies its willingness to maintain the cooperation agreed with each country that has required it, through legal agreements, under the protection of international norms and practice, said Díaz-Canel. Photo: Estudios Revolución

(Shorthand Versions – Presidency of the Republic)
Dear Xiomara Castro Sarmiento, President of the sister Republic of Honduras;
Dear Heads of State and Government of Latin America and the Caribbean;
Heads of delegations and guests:
I would like to thank the brotherly Honduran people and, in particular, President Xiomara Castro, for your generous hospitality and congratulate you for the work carried out at the head of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, an organization constantly threatened by divisive winds, which we have been able to overcome with united efforts such as the one that brings us here today.
I believe that never before has it been so visible and urgent for the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean the need to “walk in a tight frame, like silver in the roots of the Andes”, a warning issued by José Martí, who lived in the monster, knew its entrails and understood, like Bolívar, that only unity could save us.
The actions taken by the current U.S. government defy multilateralism and International Law, by disregarding basic principles such as peaceful coexistence and sovereign equality among States.
As Cuba has been warning with concern in successive meetings, the current U.S. administration is shaping an aggressive agenda, marked by unilateralism on issues of migration, drug trafficking, international trade and climate change, among others; to which is now added the attempt to control our relations with extra-regional partners.
The Government of the United States threatens and seeks to legitimize the imposition of unilateral coercive measures, without respect for the order of other countries.  It seeks to make blackmail, harassment and political manipulation standard practice against our nations.

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