Congolese Ambassador Thanks Cuba and Fidel for their Solidarity CUBA, August 11th, 2010.- Pascal Onguemby, ambassador of the Republic of the Congo to Havana, expressed on Wednesday in this city his gratitude for the island’s solidarity and for that of Commander in Chief Fidel Castro towards that African nation. On the occasion of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of his country’s independence, Onguemby described Fidel as a lucid, bold and brave politician, the commitment of whom towards the Congo has never changed. The diplomat recalled the close links of cooperation boosted between the two nations since they established diplomatic relations on May 10, 1964, and thanked Cuba for its contribution in his country’s efforts to develop. During the meeting, held at Havana’s Friendship Center, Onguemby highlighted the direct participation of Cubans in Africa’s anti-colonialist struggle. Victor Dreke, Vice-president of the Cuban-African Friendship Association, recalled that, from 1961 to 2009, almost 3,000 technicians from the island have worked in the Congo in the sectors of construction, health and education, and said that, at present, 50 scholarship students from that African country are studying various specialties on the island. Attending the ceremony to recall August 15, 1960, when the Congo freed itself from the French colonial yoke, were members of the diplomatic corps accredited to Havana; representatives from political, social and mass organizations, and Congolese students in Cuba. Oscar Martinez, from the Department of International Relations of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party; Marcos Rodriguez, Deputy Foreign Minister; and Rodolfo Puente Ferro, president of the Cuban-African Friendship Association, were among the personalities present in the ceremony. (Cubaminrex - ACN)
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