Circles close to the delegation accompanying him indicated that Gonzalez, president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples, would also conduct a program of meetings and visits to the region.
According to the organizers of the convention, “2023 has become a very important year for this movement. Three decades after the first summit, Cuba is once again experiencing a sensitive moment, with a sharp drop in tourism due to the Covid-19 pandemic and a gradual and sustained increase in the US blockade.
In addition, he noted that the meeting would be held in a calendar of special celebrations: the 170th anniversary of the birth of Cuba’s national hero, José Martí, and the 70th anniversary of the assault on the Moncada barracks, an action that began the final phase of the independence struggle on the island. .
According to sources, this 26th edition will enable the exchange of information and the creation of associations in the fields of culture, education, health, tourism, the emergence of solidarity actions and the defense of the Cuban revolution and the strengthening of the country’s sovereignty. Latin American people.
“The conference will bring together a range of activities over four days, such as talks, debate tables and working groups on a variety of topics regarding the situation in Cuba,” he indicates.
In this sense, they refer to the development of health on the island, the creation of vaccines, the importance of youth in the fight for national sovereignty, and policies to withstand the American siege.
The event will also feature experiences from the Cuban reality, as well as the participation of personalities from associations, ambassadors and members of education, science and biotechnology organizations and the Solidarity movement.
Along with González, the presence of Cuban Ambassador Adolfo Curbelo; Dr. Agustin Lage, a renowned Cuban scientist; Alejandro Barro, Dean of the Faculty of Biology of the University of Havana; and Enier Arnedo, Secretary of the Organizational Sector of the National Committee of the Federation of Young Communists of Cuba.
Dr. René González Barrios, director of the Fidel Castro Center, and Argentine Nolberto Galeotti, coordinator of the Latin American and Caribbean Continental Network and Just Cause, will also participate.
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