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Havana, Dec 20 (RHC) The first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel, said Tuesday that the Federation of University Students (FEU) reaches its centenary linked to its country and its time.

During the closing speech of the X Congress of the organization, the president highlighted the debates held at the meeting, which he described as historic for its content and maturity.

He also congratulated the new secretariat elected at the plenary session and urged young people to promote the use of digital communication.

You are the ones in charge of modernizing the Revolution in the streets and networks, he assured.

"Communication cannot only be a process of information about what the organization does, but it also needs to be a process of active participation," he said.

He stressed that the Cuban Revolution is an unfinished work that cannot remain in a dead text, but requires action.

He pointed out that since its birth the FEU was inextricably linked to the patriotic tradition of Cuban students, besides having a long history of alliances with the working class.

Díaz-Canel called to work in the organization's cadre policy and to systematically use its guiding documents.

He recognized the role of university students during the Covid-19 pandemic and in other areas of social impact in the country.

During the closing ceremony of the conclave, the Federation of University Students presented the president with the 'Alma Mater' award for his trust and support to the Cuban student body.

Likewise, awards were presented to the leader of the Revolution, Raúl Castro Ruz, and Commanders José Ramón Machado Ventura, Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, and Guillermo García Frías (Source: PL).