Chronicle on Cuba - June 2005
Security
June 3: The class of Venezuelan armed forces officers aspiring to command posts or places on the joint chiefs of staff have selected Fidel Castro as their "godfather," army commander General Raul Baduel confirmed. "Because it is my duty as commander of the army, I presented (Castro's selection) to the appropriate authorities; that is, to the defense minister, General Jorge Garcia, and to the president of the republic, Hugo Chavez," so that they may decide upon the matter,” he added. (EFE, 4/6/05)
June 4: Cuban and Chinese top military officers met in Havana to boost cooperation and friendship between the armies of both nations. Cuban General Alvaro López and the Chinese Popular Liberation Army´s General Political Department deputy chief, Liu Yongzhi, led the meeting. Liu and his delegation toured an army unit in western Cuba where Major General José Carrillo received them. (Prensa Latina, 4/6/05)
June 12: Led by its Dean, Brigadier General Rafael Eduardo Arreaza Castillo, a delegation from the Institute for National Defence Higher Education of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela arrived in Havana. The delegation will visit the Ministry of the Armed Forces headquarters, a well as the head offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Defence College. (Granma, 13/6/05)
June 15: Fidel Castro received a delegation from the Institute for National Defence Higher Education of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, led by its Dean, Brigadier General Rafael Eduardo Arreaza Castillo. (Granma, 16/6/05)
June 30: Cuban Brigade General Harry Villegas (Pombo) arrived in Uruguay, at the head of a delegation to participate in the regional seminar on parliamentary control on security. The Cuban delegation is comprised of Silvia Lozano Ferrer, assistant of the Cuban Parliament's International Relations Commission, and Lazaro Barredo, deputy and journalist. Villegas told the press the meeting would be of great interest to exchange experiences, and let foreign participants know the Cuban position on security. (Prensa Latina, 30/6/05)
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