The Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Tehran called the other representatives of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), as well as members of the Iran-Venezuela Friendship Association, to pay a well-deserved tribute to Commander Hugo Chavez Frias on the fourth anniversary of his physical lost.
Coinciding with the 122th anniversary of Grito de Baire, an action that marked in 1895, the beginning of the decisive stage in the insurrectionary struggle against Spanish colonialism, the Cuban Embassy in Tehran organized a simple but solemn ceremony to honor the Diplomatic Attaché, Justo Rosabal Mejías, with the commemorative medal of the 60th Anniversary of the landing of Granma yacht and the Day of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR).
Conductors of the program "Power", jointly produced by the Lebanese TV station Al-Mayadeen and the multinational TeleSur, interviewed the Cuban Ambassador Vladimir Gonzalez Quesada in Tehran. The dialogue focused on the new challenges for Latin America and in particular for Cuba, in the current regional scenario.
The Center for Human Rights and Cultural Diversity of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) convened Heads of Mission of the Latin American countries represented in Teheran that are members of the organization, to mark the 10th anniversary of the Declaration and Plan of Action adopted in this capital, which led to the establishment of the above mentioned center.
Cuba is well represented at Women's World Chess Championship, being held in Tehran from February 10th until March 5th, by the Grand Masters Maritza Arribas and Yaniet Marrero.
In the sporting event held at Espinas Palace Hotel, one of the most modern and sumptuous facilities of its kind in the Iranian capital, the representatives of the Greatest of the Antilles will face tough rivals. However, they are willing to make every effort to play a good role in this international just.