Athens, 18 November The photographic exhibition "José Martí with Greece in the Heart" was inaugurated in the activities room of the former city hall of Ikaria, in front of the monument to Icarus, in the same port of the city of Agios Kyrikos , capital of the island. At the important cultural event, organized by the mayor of Ikaria and the Embassy of Cuba in Greece, took the floor the mayor of the city Nikolas Kalamboyas, who welcomed those present and praised Martí's work; Member of the town council Nikos Lardas of the Communist Party (KKE), who expressed the solidarity of the People of Ikaria with Cuba agoanst the blockade ; Cuban Ambassador Zelmys María Dominguez Cortina who thanked everyone for the presence and solidarity at a time of upsurge in the unjust US blockade against Cuba in the year of the 60th anniversary of the revolution. For his part the author of the expo Counsellor of the embassy José Oriol Marrero Martínez explained the concepts of it and gave those present an interesting tour of The life and work of Martí and his love for Greece. 
In the words of the author "José Martí was and is a son of Cuba, and a son of San Cristobal de La Habana, so this photographic exhibition in Ikaria about his love for Greece and "the Greek" is in some way a humble but sincere tribute to the 500 years of Havana through the word of the Apostle. A tribute that also exalts from Greece the universality of the greatest son of Cuba, born in one of the streets of Havana, and fallen in combat by the independence of Cuba from a foreign power in camps of the Eastern Cuban ”. He added: "This is the 14th consecutive occasion since June 2018 that exhibits a photographic exhibition about Cuba in different cities of Greece, a fact that took its beginning as part of the LEA Festival. More than 25,000 people have attended these exhibitions and concerts offered by Cuban artists residing in Greece, which always take place after they have been inaugurated." In this case the Cuban singer resident in Greece Marlen Olano Carreras performed, who delighted all present with Cuban, Latin American and Greek songs. Highlighted were the songs "Marching with Fidel", "Until always Commander" and other Cuban patriotic songs. 
The cultural activity was an unforgettable event for the island, and representatives of various political forces, the council of the mayor in full, and public in general participated. The Cuban diplomats also developed a comprehensive program me of work in Ikaria, from 13 to 17 November, which included meetings with the mayor, vice mayors Filipos Santes and Sotiris Politis, as well as councilors from various parties, the director of the Popular Museum of Ikaria, intellectuals and members of civil society interested in Cuba. they also held a meeting with executives from the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) in Ikaria, led by Nikos Lardas, former deputy mayor and now chief councilor of the KKE bench and Apostolis Dimopoulos, secretary general of the KKE on the island. The meetings covered important aspects of Cuban reality, relations with the United States, the unfair economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States against Cuba, the campaigns against the revolution, the struggle of the Cuban people in these 60 years of revolution, the personality of the Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro, aspects of the history of Cuba and Jose Martí, as well as relations between the European Union and Cuba and bilateral relations between Greece and the Caribbean island. The visit was covered from a media point of view by the local press. The journalist Sofia Sidiropoulou, from Ikaria's radio station, made an interview to the Ambassador and the Counselor on the aforementioned topics, which was not only live on the radio, but also permanently on the radio website, along with the video of the event, which has had thousands of visitors. Ikaria has a tradition of solidarity and love for Cuba. It is called the Aegean Cuba or the red island, not only because of the reddish stones that abound at the site, but because of the presence in the late 40s of thousands of communists exiled during the dictatorship in Greece, who were part of the island and marked the lives of the locals forever with their ideas and their actions. It is also known since ancient times by the legend of Icarus, who on his flight with artificial wings fell on the island of Ikaria, to which he gives his name, and whose falling image with its shattered wings welcomes those who arrive at the port of Agios Kyrikos. With this trip by Cuban diplomats, with official and informal meetings with the people who love Cuba, as well as with the important cultural event, the deep friendship between the peoples of Cuba and Greece was reaffirmed once again. Embacuba Grecia and Facebook Oriol Marrero 
