Yadirys Echenique Paz, Ambassador of Cuba to Grenada, held a meeting with Roxie McLeish-Hutchinson, Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Export Development of Grenada. The meeting provided an opportunity for both sides to exchange views on issues of interest on the bilateral and international agenda.
Grenada’s Governor-General, Dame Cécile La Grenade, Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell, and Cuba’s Ambassador to the country, Yadirys Echenique Paz, presided over a solemn ceremony in St. George’s honoring the Cuban internationalists who lost their lives while confronting the U.S. invasion of October 1983. The event served as a reaffirmation of respect and gratitude toward those who gave their lives in defense of the principles of solidarity and justice.
Cuba’s Ambassador to Grenada, Yadirys Echenique Paz, paid tribute to the Cuban personnel who lost their lives during the United States invasion of the Caribbean nation in October 1983, during a solemn ceremony held in Grenada’s capital. The diplomat emphasized that the memory of the internationalists constitutes a shared moral heritage of both peoples and a lasting symbol of solidarity and commitment.
Engineer Adrián Pacheco, representing the Caribbean Construction Companies Union S.A. (UNECA S.A.) and Cuba’s construction sector workforce, conducted the symbolic roll call of the 24 Cuban collaborators who lost their lives during the confrontation against the U.S. invasion of Grenada. The ceremony took place in St. George’s as part of a solemn tribute honoring their memory.
Cuba’s Ambassador to Grenada, Yadirys Echenique Paz, and Consul Ariel Pazos Ortiz, participated in the official commemoration of Grenada’s National Heroes Day, held in the city of St. George’s and attended by the Governor-General, the Prime Minister, as well as government officials, members of Parliament, the diplomatic corps, and other prominent political and social authorities of the country.