In a solemn ceremony at Miraflores Palace, the seat of government, the head of state decorated the Cuba-Venezuela International Brigade, which for several weeks helped repair the damage in the island’s provinces that were struck by Hurricane Melissa.

The Venezuelan specialists in the electrical, transportation, and public works sectors received the Antonio Jose de Sucre Order of Merit for Builders of the Homeland.

Maduro noted that the brigade carried out “very inspiring” work and emphasized that the brotherhood between Caracas and Havana “is beyond question,” the Presidency reported.

He also emphasized that both countries are driven by the power of solidarity, and in the case of Cuba, it is the “world champion of solidarity” because “for more than 60 years, Cuba has gone to Africa, Asia, all of Latin America and the Caribbean, to show that mutual support is the future of humanity.”

The dignitary asserted that both nations have the task of demonstrating that the future of our hemisphere and the continent “cannot be war, military threats, colonialism, or slavery.”

The brotherhood between Cuba and Venezuela is an unbreakable bond, capable of overcoming all adversities so that victory always prevails, he affirmed.

jdt/arc/jcd