The vessel, carrying 102 containers, departed from the international port of La Guaira, with the aid sent by President Nicolas Maduro through the ALBA Bank, as reported on Telegram by the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs for Latin America, Rander Pena.

He also announced that a brigade of electricity workers is aboard the ALBA ship “Manuel Gual” to help repair the damage caused by the storm in eastern Cuba.

Accompanied by the Cuban ambassador in Caracas, Jorge Luis Mayo, Pena stated that this aid is “a direct expression of solidarity and concrete support, on behalf of the Venezuelan people.”

He stated, “These are the ships that leave Venezuela and sail the Caribbean Sea, ships full of solutions, hope, and life, crossing the same sea that imperialism tries to use to threaten peace.”

He affirmed that “these are the ships of the Caribbean Sea, ships full of solutions, hope, and life, sailing the same sea that imperialism tries to use to threaten peace. The ambassador from Havana, for his part, expressed the “eternal gratitude of the Cuban people for the Bolivarian generosity you have shown.”

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