Colombo, July 26, 2025. The President of the Sri Lanka-Cuba Parliamentary Friendship Association, Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage, who is also the Minister of Sports and Youth, visited the Cuban Embassy in Sri Lanka to convey his greetings and solidarity with Cuba on the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Barracks assaults this July 26.
He was received by Cuban Ambassador Andrés Marcelo González Garrido, who expressed his gratitude for the greeting and referred to the historical significance of the events of July 26, 1953, led by the young Fidel Castro, which paved the way for the final victory on January 1, 1959.
The minister presented the ambassador with a pair of red boxing gloves bearing the phrase "Solidarity with Cuba" as a sign of solidarity and admiration for Cuba's achievements in sports. He also conveyed his greetings to Cuba in commemorating this historic and momentous date.