HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 16 (ACN) Today, Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the country, expressed his gratitude to Army General Raul Castro, founding minister, chiefs, officers and soldiers of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces ( MINFAR), on the occasion of the founding of this ministry.
On X, the head of state described the institution as heroic and dignified, and highlighted its work in safeguarding the sovereignty and principles of the Cuban Revolution.
The creation of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces and the appointment of comrade Raul as its minister is an important fact in Cuba’s revolutionary history, he added.
Roberto Morales Ojeda, member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, sent congratulations to the members of MINFAR who throughout history have been guarantors of the security of th