Cubans, Americans and invitees from different nationalities met on January 18 at the Embassy of Cuba in the United States to commemorate the 59th Anniversary of the Triumph of the Cuban Revolution.
In his remarks before the 150 invitees who attended the event, the Cuban Ambassador José Ramón Cabañas highlighted that the fundamental axis through ought all these years of Revolution has been the unity and resilience of the Cuban people, as he also thanked the support received from the international community and different sectors in the United States.
He also referred to the current state of the bilateral relationship between Cuba and the United States, which is facing a marked degree of regress for which Cuba- he reiterated- has no responsibility. In this regard, he stressed the effort and work carried out by our country to preserve- to the extent possible- the existing frameworks for exchanges and cooperation, and emphasized Cuba’s resolve to continue negotiating the pending bilateral issues based on equality, and the respect for Cuba’s sovereignty and independence.
The Cuban Ambassador also underscored, as tokens of the American people’s sympathy toward Cuba: the unveiling of a replica of a José Martí statue that will take place in January 28 in Havana, the original of which has been in Central Park, New York, for more than five decades; and a festival dedicated to the Cuban Culture that will be hosted in May 2018 in Washington D.C., by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Attending this event were ambassadors and other members of the diplomatic corps, as well as representatives of different sectors of the American society, who included politicians, academicians, businessmen, representatives of the press, the solidarity, the religious and cultural sectors, and members of the Cuban community residing in the United States.
During the reception, officials from the Mayor’s Office of Washington D.C. handed in a Proclamation signed by Mayor Muriel Bowser on Cuba’s National Day.