CUBAN VP Warns Over Consequences of Honduras' Coup for Latin America

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Cuban VP Warns Over Consequences of Honduras’ Coup for Latin America

HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 20 (acn) Cuban Vice President Esteban Lazo said in
Nicaragua that the future of Latin America and the people’s right to
freely choose their leaders will be decided in Honduras.
Lazo, who led a Cuban delegation to the commemoration of the 30th
anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua, pointed out that
the Honduran usurpers would not be able to survive if they were not
counting on Washington’s support, and he singled out American
authorities as responsible for the military action.
In this regard, the Vice President quoted Cuban leader Fidel Castro
as saying: “The only right thing to do at this moment is to demand the
US government to cease its intervention, to stop providing military
support to the coup perpetrators and withdraw its taskforces Honduras],” reported Granma newspaper.
In his speech in the ceremony to mark the anniversary in Managua, the
Cuban Vice President highlighted the progress made by the Sandinista
National Liberation Front (FSLN) and for its determination in leading
the Nicaraguan people and in defending their main achievements.
“We are proud to know that today the FSLN has fulfilled its
commitment to lead Nicaragua into becoming a territory free of
illiteracy,” said Lazo.
The Cuban official conveyed a message of congratulations from Fidel,
Raul and Cubans in general to the Nicaraguan people and saluted
compatriots who are working in Nicaragua in different collaboration
programs in the fields of education and health, among others.
Lazo said: “We are absolutely convinced that integration based in the
principles of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of the Americas
(ALBA) is the most effective way to face these threats.”
He thanked the Nicaraguan people, government and in particular
President Daniel Ortega for the expressions of solidarity with Cuba in
different international forums in favor of the lifting of the US
economic blockade against his country and for the release of five Cuban
antiterrorist fighters who have been unfairly imprisoned in the US for
more than a decade.


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[Judi Lynn]

1. Lazo attended their ceremonies a year ago, too. Here's what he said at that time:

Cuban Vice President Esteban Lazo spoke in Managua, Nicaragua

Cuban Vice President Esteban Lazo said in Nicaragua that only unity, peace and people’s integration would lead to a victory over the world’s current difficult times.


Lazo addressed a rally held Saturday night in Managua to mark the 29th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution.

The Cuban official said he was the bearer of a special solidarity message from the Cuban people, Fidel Castro and Raul Castro to the Nicaraguan people and the country’s authorities.

Quoting Fidel Castro, Lazo stressed that “fighting for a better world means fighting for all the people’s hope.”

Lazo also paid tribute to the Nicaraguans who died in the war against Somoza’s dictatorship.

He said he was proud of sharing the podium with Aleida March, Ernesto Che Guevara’s widow, and the relatives of five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters jailed in the United States since 1998.

The Cuban Vice President also greeted Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, whom he referred to as “a symbol of present-day struggle and an inspirer of integrity and solidarity among Latin American and Caribbean people.”

Lazo also highlighted the presence of Cuban medical doctors and education specialists currently working in Nicaragua.

Here, in this historical place, we are telling all Nicaraguans that you can always count on Cuba‘s modest aid, support and solidarity, he stressed.

According to Lazo, our people’s unity led to the Bolivarian Alternative of the Ameritas (ALBA), an integration model promoted by Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Bolivia.

http://www.cubaheadlines.com/2008/07/21/12517/cuban_vice_president_esteban_lazo_spoke_managua_nicaragua.html

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Best wishes to all the ALBA countries. Hope they will all be there together after the trouble with the coup is finished.