SRI LANKA, December 30, 2018. - Yesterday evening, a large group of friends came to the Embassy of Cuba to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution.
In his speech, the former Member of Parliament and Secretary General of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka, Dew Gunasekara, recalled the moment in which the news was known in Sri Lanka that, in Cuba, a true revolution had triumphed under the leadership of a young man named Fidel Castro. Despite the distance, from that moment a feeling of friendship and solidarity towards the Caribbean island emerged in his country. Likewise, he reiterated that after 60 years, the ideas and the example of that young man remain fully valid.
The Ambassador of Cuba, Juana Elena Ramos Rodríguez, thanked the support given by Sri Lanka to Cuba in its fight against the policy of blockade imposed by the United States government on Cuba. On November 1, Sri Lanka voted again in favor of the Cuban resolution against the blockade, in the General Assembly of the United Nations.
The Cuban diplomat referred to the main achievements of the Cuban Revolution in 2018 and affirmed that 2019 will be another year with new challenges and objectives that the Cuban people will fulfill. She also recalled the words of the President, Miguel Díaz-Canel: "(...) despite the blockade, the hostility and the actions that the United States executes to impose a regime change in Cuba, here is the Cuban Revolution, alive and strong, faithful to its principles!
The activity was attended by several ministers, members of parliament, leaders of political parties, presidents and other members of the Friendship and Graduate Associations, Cuban residents, journalists and representatives of the business sector, among others.
(Cubaminrex – Embacuba Sri Lanka)