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News / 06 Oct 2015

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The Party of the European Left goes to Cuba

The EL is having several meetings with Cuban comrades during these first days of October. The first day, the deegation composed by Maite Mola, the EL vice'president and responsible of the...

The EL is having several meetings with Cuban comrades during these first days of October.

The first day, the deegation composed by Maite Mola, the EL vice'president and responsible of the international relations, Obey Ament (PCF) the coordinator of the EL Latin America working group, Yiannis Bournous (SYRIZA), Renato Soerio (Bloco de Esquerda), Maurizio Acerbo (Partito della Rifondazione Comunista), has already have a great day of meetings.

It started with the rendez-vous at the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs and in the afternoon the delegation met the Cuban Institute of friendship with peoples (ICAP). In both meetings the blockade still in place even after the opening of the relations with the US, the relations with the EU, and the solidarity with the Latin American progressive forces have been at the core of the discussions.

In the middle of the two, the EL visited the artistic community project "Fuster", an amazing work of art made by houses and yardsin a very poor neighbording of fishermen, Gaud¡-style.

The delegation will continued the second day with the visit to the National Assembly and the meetings with the Central de los trabajadores Cubanos, the main Union, and the Youth Organisation.

In the first the responsibles of the Foreign Affairs commission in the parliament explained the democratic mechanisms of the elections and representations and a very interesting exchange of administratives and political topics followed.

In the afternoon the delegation discussed the daily life of workers and youth as fundamental "organs" of the party as well as of the state.

The third day will follow with the meeting with the women federation and the vice responsible of the Cuban foreign affairs.

Once again the EL proves to stand alongside revolucionary forces struggling against neo-liberalism and capitaism. Hasta la victoria!

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