Jakarta, August 14.- The digital newspaper Republik Merdeka published an article highlighting the celebration of the Virtual International Meeting, convened by the Sao Paulo Forum on the occasion of the 95th anniversary of the birth of the Commander in Chief.
Referring to the website of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), the text underlined that the meeting was chaired by the Cuban president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, and Secretary of the Central Committee of the PCC and was attended by Cuban leaders and scientists, as well as well as leaders and recognized Latin American intellectuals, who highlighting the legacy of Fidel and his visionary thinking in the development of science and technological sovereignty of the island.
The text states that in his opening remarks, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez highlighted how it is necessary to resort to Fidel's arsenal of ideas and contributions to the communicational political dispute that is still being experienced today in Cuba and Latin America, citing: “He spoke of the necessity of the political and media articulation against hegemonic; to adapt our struggles to the networks, without leaving the streets; of the construction of a new social order of the Internet ”.
Likewise, the article states that Fidel focused on defending the country on the information front, what he called the "Battle of Ideas", transferring the concept of war to the entire people in defense on the cultural and information front. He highlights that he promoted the Young Computer Club, the creation of the Infomed Network for health, the University of Computer Sciences, the University for All and other social programs to face the informational, technological and economic siege of the United States government. . He also notes that, under the same conception, Fidel Castro later shared with former Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez the idea of creating the powerful Telesur channel in 2005.
For his part, the Spanish-French journalist and professor, Ignacio Ramonet, affirmed that Fidel Castro was an unforgettable person. "There is not a day in which I do not think about him, for sharing so many hours of conversation." In Ramonet's eyes, Castro was a figure of humanism, patriotism, strategist, and visionary.
Meanwhile, Argentine journalist Atilio Borón assured that Castro's departure had left a huge void in international politics. "He was one of the most extraordinary personalities of the 20th and early 21st centuries and he will always be with us."
Prestigious Cuban scientists, protagonists of the history of biotechnology of the Caribbean country, also spoke: Concepción Campa, Agustín Lage and Luis Herrera, who paid tribute to the role played by the Cuban leader in the conception, foundation and development of Cuban biotechnology They took a tour through the history of science on the island, highlighting milestones such as the creation of the National Center for Scientific Research and the Cuban Scientific Pole, all of which today has allowed a small and blocked country to have achieved the development of five vaccines candidates against Covid-19, various medical equipment and tools to deal with the current Covid-19 pandemic.
The meeting also had the participation of friends from Cuba, namely: Mónica Valente, Executive Secretary of the Sao Paulo Forum, President Nicolás Maduro and former presidents Lula Da Silva and Evo Morales, among others.
Embassy of Cuba in Indonesia.