"For the people of Santiago and Santiago, it is an honor and a commitment to have Fidel here, guarded by all of us and next to Martí, whom he called the intellectual hero of the assault on the Moncada", he did so in the main hall of the theater Heredia, the Work Hero of the Republic of Cuba, Lázaro Expósito Canto.
During the political-cultural gala for the 60th anniversary of the armed uprising of Santiago de Cuba, also a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, he stressed that in Santiago, Fidel had his Moncada, his glorious January 1 and many other momentous moments , So it will be extraordinary for the children of this land to gather in the cemetery Santa Ifigenia so much lived glory.
"The greatness of his example, the guidance of his ideas, his unyielding struggle and his unshakable faith in victory, will always accompany the revolutionaries of Santiago de Cuba, who We believe that a better world is possible. "
The party leader said that the name of Fidel will never be past, will always be present and future, and that the best way to honor it is to be faithful to the principles that he bequeathed to us in the concept of Revolution.
"The commander will be with the people of Santiago and with all the Cubans, pointing out the way of combat and victory," he concluded.