The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, sent congratulations to the Chinese people and President Xi Jinping for the Lunar New Year.
In the letter, the Caribbean ruler conveyed his best wishes of prosperity for this nation, on the occasion of the Spring Festival and the arrival of the Year of the Dragon.
Díaz-Canel said that the ties between the two countries are projected in 2024 with vitality and dynamism, always for the benefit of their peoples.
He also stressed that bilateral ties are an example of solidarity and cooperation between socialist nations, and highlighted the joint efforts to preserve the special nature of these relations.
The Caribbean leader took the opportunity to thank Xi Jinping for his congratulatory message on the 65th anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution.
Likewise, he reiterated his invitation to the Chinese President to visit the Greater Antilles.
In a recent message televised by cgtn channel, the island's ambassador to China, Alberto Blanco, recalled that both nations are "good friends, good brothers and good companions", an adjective that Xi Jinping also used to refer to bilateral ties.
The diplomat stressed Cuba's pride for being the first country in Latin America and the Caribbean to establish diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China, founded by Mao Zedong.
China celebrates since February 10 the arrival of the Lunar New Year, the most important festival of this culture, when the nation enjoys a week-long holiday, which allows families to gather to welcome the Year of the Dragon.
