Raúl at the closing ceremony of the World Meeting for the validity of Chávez's Thought.

Photo: Latin Press.

The historical leader of the Cuban Revolution, Raúl Castro, ratified this Sunday that the homage of Cuba and its people to

will always accompany and follow him.

At the closing of the World Meeting for the Validity of the Bolivarian Thought of the revolutionary leader, the Army General highlighted that Chávez and his fellow fighters shook our continent and impacted the contemporary history of our America.

Raúl stressed that we have been marked by Chávez and witnessed the aggressions and the economic war to overthrow the Bolivarian process, but also, he opined, we have witnessed with pride that the Venezuelan people have known how to defend their conquests and not disappoint them.

He stressed that we have also witnessed the leadership of Nicolás Maduro to continue the work of Chávez and his ability to resist and win.

He assured that "Cuba was and will be next to the Venezuelan people, next to Maduro and the civic-military union of the Bolivarian and Chavista people."

In his speech, the Army General pointed out that one of the strengths of Chávez's leadership was his loyalty to the principles and commitments he assumed, and assured that he set goals that also show us the way.

He pointed out that the Cuban people quickly identified Chávez's qualities, his charisma, sympathy and gift with the people, and when he found out about his illness, he inquired about his condition, evolution and what could be done.

Chávez's death, he said, caused deep pain in the Cuban people, and the peoples are not wrong with their leaders, he asserted.

He recalled that a few days after his departure, Fidel wrote with vehemence and pain in one of his Reflections, published in the Cuban press on March 5,

Raúl stated that very early on, Commander in Chief Fidel saw a leader in Chávez and envisioned his political future, when many still didn't even know him.

Chávez had the same revolutionary impetus that animates the Cuban Revolution, Fidel's idea that victory exists as long as it is fought;

that was in his ideas, he pointed out.

He remarked that the concept that “yes we can”, although the challenges are immense, Chávez put into practice on a daily basis.

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President @NicolasMaduro participates in the

closing of the World Meeting for the Validity of the Bolivarian Thought of Commander Chávez in the 21st century.https://t.co/G4v63NPSkv

– Presidential Press (@PresidencialVen) March 5, 2023

Raúl Castro Ruz, Army general and former president of Cuba, pointed out that "the Venezuelan people have known how to defend their conquests and not disappoint Chávez", in the midst of a permanent aggression pic.twitter.com/GzCU1oAyO2

– Presidential Press (@PresidencialVen) March 5, 2023

(With information from Prensa Latina)