“Katiuska is one of the people closest to Fidel over the past 20 years, devoted to an in-depth investigation of the long career of one who is widely recognized as one of the most important political figures of the 20th century”, Sanchez said.

Regarding the presentation of Fidel’s work, the ambassador underlined that long and numerous conversations between the journalist and writer and her biography and having accompanied him in many facets as a political leader and human being offer him an almost unique.

She described that she captures him in her books in a simple and direct way, which helps to know the dimension of this figure of universal stature, born on August 13, 96 years ago, in Birán, the ancient Cuban province of Oriente.

Before the Minister of the Bolivian Presidency and other heads of portfolio, legislators, representatives of the diplomatic corps, members of the solidarity movement with the island and Cubans residing here, Sánchez acknowledged the efforts made to ensure that the work either in the 26th edition of the WIRE.

He highlighted the collaboration between the Publishing House of the Plurinational State of Bolivia and the Fidel Castro Center and its publishing house “Alejandro”.

On behalf of the Cuban government and people, he also thanked the various expressions of solidarity from many Bolivian organizations and authorities, “in the first place from brother President Luis Arce Catacora”, due to the fire that occurred at the city ​​supertanker base. from Matanzas.

He explained that the incident destroyed much of the country’s main fuel storage facility, caused huge damage to the national economy, dozens of injuries and an unknown number of deaths.

“The fire has already been extinguished,” he said, “thanks to the heroic action of many people and the decisive collaboration of specialized entities from Mexico and Venezuela.”

He pointed out that Cuba today receives aid from several friendly countries, and among them, that of the Bolivian people and government is in progress.

Sánchez said it will be difficult and complex to repair the damage caused amid the economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States, which is intensifying and has lasted six decades.

However, he expressed the certainty that “with the spirit and the will that Fidel instilled in us, we will move forward as our president, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, said.”

As a culmination of his words, the diplomat moved the audience with the reading of a poem recently written by the young Cuban Yoerky Sánchez, which evokes the symbolic presence of Fidel in Matanzas.

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