HAVANA, Cuba, March 20 (acn) Cuban President Raul Castro welcomed the Cuban delegation that participated in the 2009 World Baseball Classic when they arrived on Friday morning at the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana.
Raul greeted each member of the delegation and urged them to continue working hard for future tournaments.
During a brief ceremony, Frederich Cepeda, the best Cuban player during the competition, thanked the Cuban people and authorities for their constant support.
"We would have liked to return with the victory for our people but it was not possible on this occasion," he said. "We are all here, holding our heads high and willing to continue giving our best for our Revolution," he added.
Cepeda stressed that the experiences learned during the Classic would help Cuban baseball players improve their quality and performance.
The keynote address at the ceremony was delivered by VP Esteban Lazo, who, paraphrasing an idea of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, said: "Regardless of the result, what really matters is the honor and courage with which you fight for the triumph."
Lazo added that, although they wanted the victory, the Cuban people admire and recognize the effort and loyalty of the team.
He also praised the exceptional technical skills of the Cuban players that were reflected in the victories obtained against powerful teams full of professional players from several leagues around the world.
The Cuban VP of the Council of State also recalled the permanent support and encouragement the Cuban squad received from Fidel, Raul and the Cuban people.
He urged the sports authorities to carry out an unhurried, rigorous and thorough analysis of Cuba's participation in the 2009 World Baseball Classic and to take the necessary steps so that Cuba becomes, again, the leading world baseball nation as it has been over the past decades.
Also present at the ceremony was the President of the Cuban Olympic Committee, Jose Ramon Fernandez, as well as other government and sports authorities.
(Recibió Raúl a beisbolistas del equipo Cuba al Clásico)
viernes, 20 de marzo de 2009
Raul Castro Meets European Commissioner for Development
HAVANA, Cuba, March 20 (acn) Cuban President Raul Castro met, on Thursday in Havana, with the European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Assistance, Louis Michel, and the Vice President of the European Parliament, Miguel Angel Martinez, who are on an official visit to Cuba.
According to Granma news daily, they all agreed on the positive state of the recently resumed bilateral cooperation between the European Commission and the Caribbean archipelago.
They also exchanged ideas about the current state of relations between Cuba and the European Union, based on the principles of non interference in domestic affairs and respect for the sovereignty of nations.
Also present in the meeting were Cuban FM Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla; Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz, Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment; and Jorge Marti Martinez, head of the Foreign Relations Department at the Central Committee of Cuba's Communist Party (PCC).
The European Commission was also represented by its Chargé d'affaires in Havana, Javier Niño.
(Recibió Raúl al Comisario Europeo Louis Michel)
According to Granma news daily, they all agreed on the positive state of the recently resumed bilateral cooperation between the European Commission and the Caribbean archipelago.
They also exchanged ideas about the current state of relations between Cuba and the European Union, based on the principles of non interference in domestic affairs and respect for the sovereignty of nations.
Also present in the meeting were Cuban FM Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla; Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz, Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment; and Jorge Marti Martinez, head of the Foreign Relations Department at the Central Committee of Cuba's Communist Party (PCC).
The European Commission was also represented by its Chargé d'affaires in Havana, Javier Niño.
(Recibió Raúl al Comisario Europeo Louis Michel)
Anna Frank Exhibition Opens at Cuban National Library
HAVANA, Cuba, March 19 (acn) The "Anne Frank: an valid history" travelling international exhibition was opened in this capital at a ceremony attended by representatives of the Foundation that carries her name, as well as students, workers, diplomats and intelligentsia.
Doctor Eduardo Torres Cuevas, director of the Jose Marti National Library, thanked the Anna Frank Foundation and the Dutch Embassy for the privilege of this exhibition returning after nine years to show children, young people, and other visitors the horrors of fascism told by a
teenager.
For his part, Kleis Broekhuizen, director of the Foundation, said that since 1985 the exhibition has been taken to over 1,000 cities in at least 40 countries, and has been seen by over 10 million people, half of them young, who have been shocked by the crimes committed during World War II.
Broekhuizen pointed out the goal of this travelling exhibition is to reflect on the current situation and to prevent a holocaust happening again, in which millions of people die. The persecution of the Jews was just one of many barbarities.
The specialist stated that the "Diary of Anne Frank" offers the reality of those times, described by a girl who was hidden in Amsterdam for over two years, together with her dear ones, afraid of being discovered and killed, as finally happened in February 1945 in Auschwitz, a
concentration camp.
Kleis Broekhuizen pointed out that this story, besides being extraordinary, is a warning to the world to be alert to the dangers challenging humanity.
(Inauguran en Biblioteca Nacional exposición sobre Ana Frank)
Doctor Eduardo Torres Cuevas, director of the Jose Marti National Library, thanked the Anna Frank Foundation and the Dutch Embassy for the privilege of this exhibition returning after nine years to show children, young people, and other visitors the horrors of fascism told by a
teenager.
For his part, Kleis Broekhuizen, director of the Foundation, said that since 1985 the exhibition has been taken to over 1,000 cities in at least 40 countries, and has been seen by over 10 million people, half of them young, who have been shocked by the crimes committed during World War II.
Broekhuizen pointed out the goal of this travelling exhibition is to reflect on the current situation and to prevent a holocaust happening again, in which millions of people die. The persecution of the Jews was just one of many barbarities.
The specialist stated that the "Diary of Anne Frank" offers the reality of those times, described by a girl who was hidden in Amsterdam for over two years, together with her dear ones, afraid of being discovered and killed, as finally happened in February 1945 in Auschwitz, a
concentration camp.
Kleis Broekhuizen pointed out that this story, besides being extraordinary, is a warning to the world to be alert to the dangers challenging humanity.
(Inauguran en Biblioteca Nacional exposición sobre Ana Frank)
Suscribirse a:
Entradas (Atom)