Book on Colombia by Fidel Castro Launched in Havana

Book on Colombia by Fidel Castro Launched in Havana

HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 13 (acn) The book “La Paz en Colombia” (Peace in Colombia) by the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, was aunched on Wednesday at the Convention Center in Havana.

The book reveals the content of important unpublished documents, interviews and Fidel’s personal experiences in the process, and bears roof of the sustained and noble efforts of Cuba to contribute to reaching peace in the sister nation.

“It is an essential reference for intellectuals and people in social ovements in Latin America and other regions,” said Cuban Minister of ulture Abel Prieto during the launching of the book. Prieto said the volume invites analysis, study and rigor setting the ecord straight on Cuba’s efforts to bring peace to Colombia.

Also commenting on the book was Jose Arbesu, deputy chief of nternational Relations at the Central Committee of Cuba’s Communist arty and a witness of the facts narrated. Arbesu said the work deals with a theme that has been hidden: Cuba’s efforts to bring a negotiated nd just solution to the Colombian conflict.

He stressed that Cuba never sent weapons to Colombia and did not gave any financial assistance to any Colombian organization.

For her part, journalist Katiuska Blanco said the work reveals important ocuments, interviews and experiences with “pinpoint accuracy.” lso attending were Ricardo Alarcon, president of the Cuban Parliament;
Jose Ramon Balaguer, minister of Public Health; Concepcion Campa, director of the Finlay Institute as well as different government fficials and leaders of political and grass-root organizations, members of the Ministry of Interior and Revolutionary Armed Forces and a group of students from the Latin American School of Medical Sciences.