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| Cuban VP
Unveils Monument in Ethiopia |
December 18,
2007, Addis Abeba,(Prensa Latina): Cuban Vice President
Esteban Lazo along with the President of the Ethiopian
Parliament Tesome Toga unveiled in this capital the Monument
Park dedicated to Cuban internationalists who died in that
African nation.
Addis Abeba's major Berhame Deresa and the Defense Minister
Kuma Demeksa and Toga spoke at the solemn ceremony.
Lazo delivered the closing speech of the event in which he
appreciated this gesture on behalf of the families of the
163 Cubans who died in those lands, the thousand of
collaborators, soldiers, and civilians who gave their
generous contribution to the development of Ethiopia.
The Cuban Vice President passed on the gratitude of the
government and especially of President Fidel Castro and
First Vice President Raul Castro, and the whole people of
the island for this beautiful gift that will be a symbol of
friendship between the two peoples. |
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Lazo and the
Parliament's main leader laid wreaths to the photos of the
Cuban martyrs and planted trees as a sign of friendship and
took the official photograph.
The chief of the Cuban delegation was received by Ethiopian
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi who also tackled issues of
bilateral interest while a scientific event was taking place
in the afternoon on Ethiopia-Cuba Friendship Relations.
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