Havana-Sana
The Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic in Cuba in cooperation with the Cuban branch of the National Union of Syrian Students and members of the Syrian community commemorated the 46th anniversary of the glorious October liberation war.
Participants stressed during the event held in the Syrian housing house in the capital Havana that the October liberation war was a starting point that took our nation from the stage of defeats to the era of victories, praising the achievements of the Syrian Arab Army in its war on terrorism and its supporters.
The Chief of Staff of the Civil Defense of the Cuban Armed Forces, General Ramon Pardo Guerra, praised the victories achieved by the Syrian Arab Army in the face of terrorism, stressing his full confidence that Syria's solid victory over this terrorism is imminent.
In turn, the political mentor of the Cuban forces that participated in the October liberation war, Colonel Pedro Annibal, noted that he remembered with pride his participation in the battles of honor and heroism in the October liberation war and expressed his wishes for victory for the comrades of arms in the Syrian Arab Army.
For his part, Syrian Ambassador to Cuba Dr. Idris Mia said in a speech that the "October liberation war marked an important turning point in the history of the Arab-Zionist conflict in which the Syrian Arab fighter broke the invincible Israeli army saying," noting that our armed forces continue the march of victories and achievements in its war It has been fighting for more than eight years in the face of terrorist organizations, their supporters and financiers.
“In Syria, we highly appreciate the participation of an elite of the Cuban armed forces along with their comrades in arms of the Syrian Arab Army in the battles of the October liberation war, which reflects the depth of brotherly and friendly relations between the two countries and the two peoples established by the founding leader Hafez al-Assad and the late leader Fidel,” Mia said. Castro. ”
The event was attended by former Cuban Minister of Higher Education, Retired General Fernando Vicino Alifret, Ambassador Hector Agarza, Director of the Department of Africa and the Middle East at the Cuban Foreign Ministry, Professor Rodrigo Ecfarez Cambras, President of the Association of Cuban-Arab Friendship, a number of retired officers who were among the Cuban forces that participated in the October liberation war. A crowd of Syrian students studying in Cuban universities and members of the Syrian community.
