Ceremony held in the “Karl Marx” Theater where President Hugo Chávez Frías, from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, was awarded the “Carlos Manuel de Céspedes” Order, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of his first visit to Cuba.

“We have honored the traditions of our liberators and we shall keep on honoring them.  And the future belongs to the peoples; the future belongs to our peoples.  We believe in that future.  And we are certain that the day will come when there will not be a single corner on this continent that can serve as a pedestal for imperialists to oppress and exploit the fraternal peoples of Latin America.