Georgetown: For the next few days the Cuban Embassy will have open hours for members of the public to sign a condolence book that will be sent to Cuba, according to President of Guyana-Cuba Solidarity Movement (GCSM) Haleem Khan
He said the condolence book will be opened until this Sunday. Persons can visit the embassy's location at 46 High Street, Kingston,Georgetown from 9:00AM to 18:00hrs.
Ambassador Mr. Julio Cesar Gonsalez Marchante is encouraging member of public to visit and sign the book since Cuba provided solidarity to Guyana in many ways over the decades.
Guyana enjoyed close relations with Cuba in the 1970s and early 1980s. The two countries established diplomatic ties in 1972, and Cuba agreed to provide medical supplies, doctors, and medical training to Guyana. President Burnham flew with Fidel Castro Ruz in Castro's airplane to the NAM conference in Algiers in 1973. Castro made an official state visit to Guyana in August 1973, and Burnham reciprocated in April 1975, when he was decorated with the José Martí National Order, Cuba's highest honor.
Castro, who served as Cuba’s president for 42 years, died of natural causes in Cuba last Friday, at the age of 90. Castro led the Cuban Revolution against the government of Fulgencio Batista, which triggered a bitter stand-off between the United States and Cuba that resulted in the US imposing a trade embargo on Cuba. The Embassy expressed its profound sadness and regret at Castro’s death.
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