Trees will be planted in Crimea in honor of Cuba-Russia friendship

Moscow, Apr 25 (Prensa Latina) For the first time in Crimea trees will be planted in an alley that honors Russia-Cuba friendship, the deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic, Irina Kiviko, announced on Tuesday.

April 25, 2023
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The official, who also chairs the regional branch of the Russia-Cuba Friendship Association, told Prensa Latina that 12 cypresses will be planted as tribute to the first heads of the USSR-Cuba and Cuba-USSR friendship associations, Yuri Gagarin and Ernesto Che Guevara.

Kiviko noted that the promenade will be inaugurated on Friday, April 28, in the youth resort of Artek, on the southern coast of Crimea, and it is part of the Garden of Memory initiative and the celebration of Victory Day over Nazi Germany, which is commemorated in Russia on May 9.

It will be another symbol of friendship and unity between the Russian and Cuban peoples,” Irina Kiviko said.

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