Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, and compañeros Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, and Second Party Secretary José Ramón Machado Ventura, on June 7 received Diosdado Cabello Rondón, president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela’s National Constituent Assembly, who was on an official visit to the country.
During the fraternal conversation, evident were the excellent relations of friendship shared by the two peoples, parties, and governments. Also addressed were preparations underway for the XXV Annual Meeting of the Sao Paulo Forum, to be held in Caracas, this coming July.
Raúl reiterated Cuba’s support for the Venezuelan people and government, for constitutional President Nicolás Maduro Moros and the cívic–military union in this sister nation.
For his part, Diosdado Cabello expressed Venezuela’s support of Cuba in the face of moves by the United Sates to tighten the blockade, and reiterated his country’s gratitude for the humanitarian work done my Cuban collaborators there.