Havana, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) About hundred people are today in this capital in the XXXII Pastors for Peace Friendship Caravan, an emblematic movement of solidarity between the peoples of the United States and Cuba.
The group is made up mostly of young people between 18 and 30 years old who are visiting Cuba for the first time and their stay will coincide with the celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of the caravans, whose first edition was in 1992.
This Tuesday, President Miguel Díaz-Canel expressed his welcome on his Twitter account and thanked them for «these thirty years of love, solidarity and accompaniment of our people in their toughest battles.»
Tonight in the amphitheater of Marianao, in this capital, the official welcome will be held for the contingent, which will remain in Cuba until the next day 30, completing an agenda of activities.
The program includes participation in conferences and meetings with personalities from different spheres, as well as with the population of the provinces of Havana, Matanzas and Cienfuegos.
In the latter they will attend the central activities on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of the attack on the Moncada barracks, led by the then young lawyer Fidel Castro, on July 26, 1953, at the beginning of the fight against the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista.
Likewise, the “caravanists” will visit places of economic, cultural and historical importance, such as the José Martí Memorial, the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology and the “Pedro Kourí” and Finlay de Vacunas institutes of Tropical Medicine, all in this capital.
Also, the “Slave Route” museum complex in Matanzas, the “San Pablo” episcopal church in Cienfuegos; the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) and the Fidel Castro Center, both in this capital.
Likewise, the members of Pastors for Peace will learn first-hand about the Cuban reality, the permanent struggle of its people to overcome the multiple difficulties imposed by the United States blockade for more than six decades, and the advances in some of the economic and most important social.
For July 29, a central event is scheduled to be held on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Caravan.
As is traditional in the actions of this solidarity movement, prior to their trip to the island, its members toured more than 20 cities on three routes throughout the United States until they congregated in Miami, the starting point for Havana. In all those locations they spread the truth about Cuba and obtained donations and funds to purchase medicine for the Cuban people, to help alleviate the effects of the US government’s blockade.
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