CUBA, September 2, 2010.- The bonds existing between Argentina and Cuba were highlighted on Wednesday in Buenos Aires during the granting of the Liberator San Martin Order in the Grand Cross degree to Cuban ambassador Aramis Fuente. Fuente, who is about to conclude his diplomatic mission, represents a country that is a friend of Argentina, to which we’re united by close bonds and that we admire, asserted Deputy Foreign Minister Alberto D´Alotto, while presenting the Cuban diplomat with the award, the Prensa Latina news agency reported. This Order, created in December, 1957, is exclusively given to foreign civilian or military officials who, in the fulfillment of their duties, deserve in a high degree the honor and the acknowledgement of the Argentinean nation. D´Alotto underlined that the South American country has historically defended Cuba’s sovereignty and maintains unalterable the principle of condemning the blockade imposed on the island by the United States for almost half a century now. Likewise, he expressed his appreciation for the permanent solidarity received from Cuba, particularly its constant support for Argentina’s demand of sovereignty over the Malvinas. He also listed some of the milestones established in bilateral relations over the last five years, among them the visit of the Cuban leader, Fidel Castro, in 2006. Fuente also referred to the Yes I Can and Operation Miracle programs, which have made it possible to teach over 19,000 Argentineans how to read and write and return the sight to another 28,000, after being operated on free of charge. The diplomatic bonds with Cuba were resumed on May 28, 1973, by way of a joint declaration of the two foreign ministries, which turned Argentina into the third Latin American country to resume relations with the island after the imposition of the United States so submissive regional governments broke off their links with the Cuban Revolution. (Cubaminrex-Cuban News Agency)
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