Ambassador of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic in Cuba. Photo: PL
Havana Feb 14 (RHC) Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) Ambassador to Cuba Omar Bulsan highlighted the significance that the legacy of Commander Fidel Castro has for his people today.
In statements to Prensa Latina, the diplomat recalled that the historic leader of the Revolution is admired and serves as an example to many generations of Saharawis, who grew up under the permanent solidarity of the Cubans.
He recalled the constant denunciations made by Fidel in international tribunes about Morocco's violations of human rights, which continue to this day, despite all the resolutions of the United Nations on the self-determination of Western Sahara.
Bulsán explained how thousands of students and children were expelled from Spanish schools and universities in 1975 and it was Cuba who offered them shelter, took them in and many of them became professionals here and then returned to serve their country, and it was all thanks to Fidel, he stressed.
He gave an example of how the current prime minister, the renowned writer Bahia Awah, some ambassadors, ministers, senior officials, and even himself, are the fruit of the Revolution, its ideals, and principles.
Many of these generations, graduated from different branches, from education and medicine to journalism, currently classified as pillars of the Saharawi culture, said Bulsan.
The diplomat clarified that the Caribbean island has always identified itself with the struggle of the Saharawi people since before the war of national liberation in 1973, still under the Spanish colony that later ceded those territories to Morocco and Mauritania, and proclaimed independence on February 27, 1976.
This action was compared to what happened in 1898 when Spain handed over Cuba to the United States, after losing the war.
Cuba and SADR established diplomatic ties in the 80s when embassies were opened in both territories, but before that, there was no political exchange between the leadership of the Communist Party of Cuba and the members of the Polisario Front.
He reiterated the right to independence and sovereignty of the Saharawi people, recognized by more than 80 countries, which has been a constant in the pronouncements of Cuban leaders in all international spaces.
The ambassador expressed his gratitude to Cuba and his Cuban brothers. (Source: PL)
