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- With the presence of Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee; President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez; President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro Moros; Second party Secretary José ramón Machado ventura; and Eseban Lazo, president of the National Assembly of People’s Power and the Council of State, Anti-Imperialist Solidarity Conference, For Democracy and Against Neoliberalism concluded yesterday, November 3, in Havana.

- The more than 1,200 participants from around the world approved a final declaration calling for an end to the U.S. blockade of Cuba, and affirming the commitment to carry out a variety of activities in their countries to denounce increased hostility and sanctions by the imperialist power on both Cuba and Venezuela.

- President of the Republic Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez addressed the closing session, and began his remarks stating, “A special greeting to all who resist and have come to the Cuban capital, which has always been, and will be, a meeting point for those who defend peace and solidarity among peoples.”

- He reiterated, “The new generation of Cuban leaders, trained and educated by the historical generation of Fidel and Raúl, are revolutionaries, socialists, faithful to Fidel and MartÍ (Applause), and that we will not yield a millimeter in our positions in favor of independence, sovereignty and social justice. And as a link with the peoples who struggle and resist, we will always uphold solidarity as a fundamental principle, to which we owe so much.”