First Cuban VP Diaz-Canel Participates in Celebrations in Nicaragua

HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 19 (acn) Cuba's First Vice-president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, asserted on Saturday in Managua that the Sandinista Revolution is consolidated an has been faithful to its historic legacy.

A few minutes after arriving in the Nicaraguan capital to participate on Sunday in the celebrations for the 36th anniversary of the triumph of the Sandinista Revolution, Diaz-Canel expressed in statements to Prensa Latina his satisfaction with that country's reality. The majority of the Nicaraguan people support the government of President Daniel Ortega and the nation shows very important achievements and results that call people's attention, he added, the www.radiorebelde.cu Web site reported on Saturday.
Thus, he referred to progress in areas of economic and social development as well as projects for the benefit of the population and especially those on need.
Likewise, it has a very significant presence in the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) and Petrocaribe, he highlighted.
Earlier, speaking to media, the First Vice-president conveyed, on behalf of his people and government, the warmest greetings to the people and government of Nicaragua, on the occasion of the 36 anniversary of the Sandinista victory.
This time, he also highlighted that in addition to Cuba's pride and the honor being in that fraternal country represents to all of us, the Five Heroes will also celebrate this anniversary, at the invitation of the Nicaraguan president.
The island's delegation to celebrations for the 36th anniversary of the triumph of the Sandinista Revolution is also composed of the Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca, and Deputy Foreign Minister Ana Teresita Gonzalez