Cuban VP Diaz-Canel in Venezuela
To attend a special session of the Socialist Party Congress
HAVANA TIMES – Cuba’s First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel is in Venezuela to attend a special session today of the third congress of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV).
Díaz-Canel heads a delegation that will also participate in the celebrations for the 60th birthday of the late President Hugo Chavez, which will take place today in Caracas.
Accompanying the VP are Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, head of the Department of International Relations of the Communist Party, José Ramón Balaguer and Rogelio Polanco, Cuba’s ambassador in the South American nation.
Ah, give dutiful Diaz-Canal a break will ya? He’s been sent by his boss to check in on the Castro Corp branch plant, otherwise known as Venezuela. They have to make sure their local franchise manager, Nicki Maduro, is still running the show properly and keeping that vital oil flowing to Cuba.
Obviously celebrating the birthday of the deceased Hugo Chavez is going to join the ever growing list of Socialist matters of significance in their international Calender. Let us hope that attention will be drawn to the “success” of Chavez’ economic policies by which he achieved an average annual rate of inflation of 26.9%, Health expenditure of 4.9% of GDP and education at 3.7% of GDP. (US equivalents are 17.9% and 5.5%). Perhaps there will be celebration of the defeat of the “fascist plot” in Aruba, when a drunken visitor from Venezuela drove his car in to the front of the Venezuelan Embassy. No doubt the Cuban delegation will be able to enjoy the hospitality of Nicholas Maduro and help him to plan future economic successes similar to those of his predecessor.
The dreams of Socialismo become the nightmarers of reality!!