The Foreign Minister stated that the Caribbean island honors the global fight against racism and for equality, and will continue to be a priority for the Cuban State, he wrote.
On March 21, 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people during a peaceful demonstration against the apartheid pass law in Sharpeville, South Africa. In proclaiming the aforementioned Day in 1966, the General Assembly urged the international community to redouble its efforts to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination. ef/mem/lld