Cuba staying tight with Venezuela and its oil

Cuba staying tight with Venezuela and its oil

Sofia Mannos

Jul 30, 2013 15:24



WASHINGTON (VOR)— A Cuba expert says Venezuelan President Nicolas

Maduro's weekend visit to Cuba is about ensuring that Cuba will continue

to receive a level of support in terms of Venezuelan oil.

Professor Lillian Guerra of the University of Florida says the visit

underscores that Cuban leader Fidel Castro is still "in the game."

President Maduro marked the July 26, 1953, military assault known as the

Moncada Barracks attack, launching the Cuban revolution. The date of

that assault in Santiago de Cuba became the name of the Castro movement

that eventually toppled the Batista government. Guerra also notes that

Havana and Moscow have a more positive relationship today as exemplified

by brisk Russian tourism to the island nation.



Source: "Cuba staying tight with Venezuela and its oil: Voice of Russia

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http://voicerussia.com/radio_broadcast/70924886/118854062.html