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In an unprecedented show of support, the Cuban leader was invited to join the left-wing president’s official celebrations of Mexican Independence Day where a new level of solidarity was declared, reports DAVID RABY
Cuban leader Diaz-Canel (centre) joins Mexican President Amlo on stage
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TWO MONTHS AGO on July 12 Mexican President Amlo (Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador) surprised many with his immediate and categorical declaration of solidarity with Cuba in response to the US-sponsored disturbances on the island.
He followed up his call for an end to the blockade by declaring that, whatever one’s opinion of the Cuban government, the island deserved a prize for dignity for its 61 years of resistance and should be declared a World Heritage site.
Actions followed words as two Mexican naval vessels carried food, medical supplies and diesel fuel to Havana (more have followed since).
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