Cubans will continue to oppose imperialism – Dinesh

MEP leader and President of the Sri Lanka-Cuba Friendship Association Education Minister Dinesh Gunawardena says the Cubans will continue to stand up against the attempts of the imperialists and colonialists to reverse the gains achieved by the Cuban revolution.

Addressing a meeting of the Association held on Friday at the National Library Auditorium, Colombo on the commemoration of the 63rd Anniversary of the Cuban Revolution, the Minister said that they would stand up for the people of Cuba through heads of state, people’s organisations, and members of parliament and in the international forums.

Gunawardena said the Association had also opposed Western countries, including the United States, imposing sanctions on Cuba, and the Cuban Revolution had boosted the morale of not only Cubans but also other nations around the world.

Cuba’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka Andrés Marcelo González Garrido said that Cuba had been successful in developing several vaccines against the Covid virus. He said Cuba had an army of doctors and that it was Cuba’s policy that health should not be a trade commodity. The Secretary of the Communist Party, Dr. G. Weerasinghe, presented the anniversary proposals of the Sri Lanka-Cuba Friendship Association. This included the proposal to recognize Cuba’s support for Sri Lanka and to condemn the Western sanctions on Cuba. Secretary of the Communist Party Dr. G.W. Weerasinghe, former Minister Dew Gunasekera, Leader of the LSSP, MP Prof. Tissa Vitharana, Leader of the Democratic Left Front, Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara, MP Weerasumana Weerasinghe, MP Yadamini Gunawardena, JVP member Wasantha Samarasinghe and Duminda Nagamuwa of the Frontline Socialist Party were also present.