BANGKOK, January 28, 2020.- Organized by the Cuban Embassy in Thailand, the commemorative event of the 61st anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution and the 167th birth anniversary of José Martí took place in Bangkok.
The event was chaired by His Excellency Chirayú Isarangkún Na Ayúthayá, advisor to His Majesty King Rama X and the Cuban ambassador to Thailand, Héctor Conde Almeida.
Also present Ms. Pornpimol Kanchanalak, advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs; Dr. Issara Sereewatthanawut, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Presidential Policy Delivery; Dr. Ittipórn Boonpracóng, president of the Electoral Commission and Hon. Mr. Yuttapong Charasatien, president of the Thailand-Cuba Parliamentary Friendship Group.
Representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, members of the parliamentary friendship group, heads of international organizations, ambassadors and members of the diplomatic corps, Cuban residents, as well as representatives of institutions, companies and Thai counterparts in cooperation projects also attended.
The ceremony paid an emotional tribute to the work of the Cuban Revolution, its principles of anti-imperialism, solidarity and internationalism and honored the validity of the thoughts and historical legacy of the Leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz, and of the Apostle of the Cuban independence, José Martí.
The commemoration highlighted the constitutional reform process in the Greater Antilles; the extraordinary work of the more than 400,000 health workers who, in 56 years, have completed medical cooperation missions in 164 nations; as well as the heroic resistance of the Cuban people to the illegal economic, commercial and financial blockade of successive US administrations against Cuba.
The Ambassador of Cuba congratulated the peoples and governments of Thailand and Cuba on the upcoming 62nd Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, established on May 15th, 1958, and commended the joint efforts to strengthen bilateral cooperation in various fields of activity for the benefit of both peoples.
