CPI(M) Delegation Carries Medicines to Cuba Amid US Sanctions

The delegation led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has left for Cuba carrying life-saving medicines for the Cuban people, who are struggling under US sanctions. 

The CPI (M) team maintains a long-standing political solidarity with Cuba, which is a socialist country. The team will attend the Fidel Castro Centenary Colloquium, marking the 100th birthday of Fidel Castro.

According to a post made by the party on social media pages, the medicines are primarily for the treatment of cancer and heart disease. The delegation will also visit a heart hospital and a children’s cancer treatment



centre.

https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/cpim-delegation-carries-medicines-to-cuba-amid-us-The delegation comprises CPI(M) Politburo member Vijoo Krishnan, Central Committee member PK Sreemathi, Karnataka state secretariat member Meenakshi Sundaram, Chhattisgarh state secretariat member Dharmaraj Mahapatra, Kerala state committee member N. Chandran, All India Agricultural Workers Union general secretary B. Venkat, and Central Trade Union Fraction member Anil SS. 

The team will also tour worker-peasant cooperatives, a social project for the disadvantaged, the Fidel Castro Centre, the Che Guevara Centre, and historic sites associated with the Cuban Revolution before returning on August 19.