Raul Castro returned to Cuba
Cuban president was welcomed by First Vice President of the Council of State and Ministers Jose Ramon Machado Ventura at Jose Marti International Airport.
Last hours in Venezuela
In the morning, Chavez went with Raul to Simon Bolivar International Airport, few hours after concluding the final working meeting, which was attended by the presidents.
Raul Castro was saluted by the guard of honor, makes up fighters of the different members of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces and a military band played the national anthems of Cuba and Venezuela.
At the airport was Esteban Lazo Hernandez, who at the head of the delegation tthat will represent Cuba in the World Conference of the Peoples on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth. The Head of the Cuban Mission in Venezuela and Cuban ambassador Rogelio Polanco Fuentes were also present.
Hugo Chavez saw off the Cuban delegation integrated by the Commander of the Cuban Revolution, Ramiro Valdes Menedez; Vice President of the Council of State and Ministers, Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz; Vice President of the Council of Ministers, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla;Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz and Historian of Havana City, Eusebio Leal Spengler.
The emotional embrace between Chavez and Raul at the foot of the aircraft steps, symbolized the two peoples are closely linked by history and ideals. Cuban leader expressed it had been an important and fruitful meeting.
Were less than 72 hours that he slept very little and that were addressed in depth issues of interest to Cuba and Venezuela, two countries linked by ever closer ties of brotherhood and solidarity.
Cuban President Raul Castro, considered highly successful his visit to Venezuela, where he held a working meeting with the host president, Hugo Chávez, and participated in the IX Summit of ALBA and the celebrations of the bicentenary of independence.
Intense work plan in Caracas
The Statesman on Monday witnessed the civic-military parade held on the Paseo de los Proceres and the special session of the National Assembly, both activities in salute to the 200th anniversary of independence from Spanish colonialism.
Later, he participated in the Ninth Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America, a forum in which he emphasized the importance of regional integration and sustainable development projects with high social benefit, such as those promoted in health and education.
The day before, the leader was welcomed by Chavez in Miraflores for a working meeting. According to Chavez, the meeting consolidated bilateral political integration plans and socio-economic, and social programs implemented here with the support of the Island
You have to see how our people have to thank Cuba. Cuba tells us how to serve it, love is repaid with love, he said.
Important issues were discussed and adopted the relevant agreements, said Raul. Now it is put into practice with the agility and effectiveness needed.
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