Salvadoran Govt. Condemns Blockade in Tribute to Cuban Culture

Salvadoran Govt. Condemns Blockade in Tribute to Cuban Culture
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20 October 2018
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The condemnation of the U.S. blockade against Cuba resonated in San Salvador on Saturday in a tribute by the Salvadoran government to the island and its culture, which included a theatrical presentation.

The Salvadoran Ministry of Foreign Affairs oganized an event to salute Cuban Culture Day, during which the strengthening of relations between the two nations was also highlighted.

Stressing the significance of this event, Carlos Portela, Cuba's Charge d'Affaires in El Salvador, reiterated that the blockade continues to be the main obstacle to the economic and social development of his country.

The Salvadoran Foreign Minister, Carlos Castaneda, valued the benefits of cultural exchange brought about by the growing rapprochement between both countries since the re-establishment of diplomatic relations in 2009.

Castaneda praised Cuba's willingness to share its cultural baggage, expressed in the creation of some thirty children's theatre collectives known as Las Colmenitas ('The Little Beehives'), which promote peace and coexistence values.

In fact, this month El Salvador hosted the 3rd Las Colmenitas Children's Theatre Festival and the 5th FestiClown, with presentations throughout the country and performances by Cuban companies such as Teatro Tuyo ('Tuyo Theatre'). The group from the eastern Cuban city of Las Tunas, led by clown Ernesto Parra, performed this Friday for those attending the event organized by the Salvadoran Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Every October 20, Cuban Culture Day commemorates the composition of the national anthem, written by the patriot Pedro Figueredo, just 10 days after the start of the independence movement of 1868.

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