Cuban First Vice President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, met on Thursday in Havana with Nayef Hawatmeh, secretary general of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP).

The Palestinian official is in Cuba leading a delegation of that political organization at the invitation of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC), on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the creation of the DFLP.

During his stay in the island, Nayef Hawatmeh met with PCC leaders and other government and social officials and visited Villa Clara province.

Machado told the visitor about the work of the Cuban Communist Party and its efforts to build a fairer society based on solidarity amidst world economic crises that in the case of Cuba is made worse by the U.S economic blockade.

Machado Ventura reiterated the Cuban people's support of the Palestinian cause and its firm rejection of Israel's aggression against that people.

For his part, Hawatmeh expressed his appreciation of the meeting held at the headquarters of the PCC's Central Committee and sent his best regards to President Raul Castro. He also wished good health to the Cuban historic leader Fidel, who, he noted, has always been a passionate supporter of the Palestinian cause.

He insisted on the need to reach the unification of all the Palestinian political forces and the Arab countries.

Source: Granma International