Athens Commemorates the 9th Anniversary of the Passing of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz
Last night, an event was held to remember Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz on the 9th anniversary of his passing. The event, part of the activities already underway to commemorate the Centennial of his birth, was jointly organized by the New Star Cinema Group, the Solidarity Movement with Cuba, and the Cuban Embassy in Greece.
A CONVERSATION ON THE BOOK OF CHE GUEVARA: “SOCIALISM AND MAN IN CUBA”
AS PART OF THE ACTIVITIES TAKING PLACE IN GREECE TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENARY OF COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF FIDEL CASTRO, THE PUBLISHING HOUSE DIETHNES VIMA HOSTED A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE BOOK "SOCIALISM AND MAN IN CUBA" AND THE LAUNCH OF A BOOK CONTAINING TEXTS AND SPEECHES BY CHE GUEVARA AND FIDEL CASTRO. THE EVENT WAS HELD AT THE ENASTRON BOOKSTORE AND CAFÉ. SPEAKERS INCLUDED AMBASSADOR ARAMIS FUENTE HERNANDEZ, YANET MARTINEZ (CUBAN RESIDENT IN GREECE), AND GEORGE MEHRABIAN, A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE. EDITORIAL.
A CELEBRATED NIGHT OF FRIENDSHIP AND SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE
ORGANIZED BY THE INDEPENDENT PROJECT HEALTH-CUBA AND THE EMBASSY IN ATHENS, A NIGHT OF FRIENDSHIP AND SOLIDARITY WAS HELD AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE DIPLOMATIC MISSION WITH THE GOAL OF COMPLETING A DONATION OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND MEDICINES TO BE SENT TO THE CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTER IN HAVANA AND OTHER CUBAN HEALTH CENTERS, AS WELL AS TO THE VICTIMS OF DELHUACAN MELISSA.
MEETING OF AMBASSADORS OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN (GRULAC) WITH DIRECTOR OF A7 OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
The Heads of Mission of GRULAC Hellas in Athens held their regular monthly meeting, this time with the participation of His Excellency Loukas Karatsiolis, Director of the Directorate for the Americas, South America, and the Caribbean of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Chargé d'Affaires of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Mr. Freddy Fernández Torres, hosted the meeting.
VISIT TO ISLAND OF SALAMIS
I had the pleasure of visiting the beautiful island of Salamis, where I met with Mayor Giorgios Panagopoulos at the town hall. There, we discussed the history of our peoples and the bonds of friendship that unite us.
The Battle of Salamis, fought in 480 BC in the Saronic Gulf, is well known as a decisive naval engagement between the Greek forces and the Persian Empire. It resulted in a significant victory for the Greeks and halted Persian expansion in Greece.