Esteemed Ministers of Foreign Affairs;
Esteemed Heads of Delegations of Member and Associate Member States;
Esteemed Ambassador June Soomer, Secretary- General of the ACS;
Distinguished authorities of the ACS founding organizations as well as of Observer States and organizations;
Distinguished special guests and representatives of delegations present;
Cuban delegates and guests;
The Cuban Embassy in St. Vincent and the Grenadines celebrated the 122nd anniversary of the resumption of the wars for the independence of Cuba, with an activity in which the 58th anniversary of the triumph of the Revolution was celebrated and homage was paid to José Martí and to Commander in Chief Fidel Castro.
CUBAN RESIDENTS IN SVG SEND TWO DECLARATIONS ON THE OCCASION OF THE122nd ANNIVERSARY OF THE RESUMPTION OF THE WARS OF INDEPENDENCE
On the occasion of the 122nd anniversary of the resumption of the wars for Cuban independence, the Association of Cubans living in St. Vincent and the Grenadines issued two statements, strongly rejecting the recent provocation orchestrated by counterrevolutionary elements in Cuba, the blockade imposed by the U.S against Cuba and demanded the unconditional return of the territory, illegally occupied by the Guantánamo Naval Base.
For the brothers Mathew Ernesto and Mitchel Enrique Israel-Taylor, although born in Vincentian territory, Cuba is also their homeland and the call of their roots is especially evident in dates like that of February 24, when 122 years of the resumption of The wars of independence of the Cubans against the Spanish metropolis.
As part of the 122nd anniversary of the resumption of independence wars, the Cuban Embassy in St. Vincent and the Grenadines celebrated the 58th anniversary of the triumph of the Revolution and paid homage to the national hero José Martí and Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz.