Lazo, who led a Cuban delegation to the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua, pointed out that the Honduran usurpers would not be able to survive if they were not counting on Washington’s support, and he singled out American authorities as responsible for the military action.

In this regard, the Vice President quoted Cuban leader Fidel Castro as saying: “The only right thing to do at this moment is to demand the US government to cease its intervention, to stop providing military support to the coup perpetrators and withdraw its taskforces [from Honduras],” reported Granma newspaper.

In his speech in the ceremony to mark the anniversary in Managua, the Cuban Vice President highlighted the progress made by the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and for its determination in leading the Nicaraguan people and in defending their main achievements.

“We are proud to know that today the FSLN has fulfilled its commitment to lead Nicaragua into becoming a territory free of illiteracy,” said Lazo.

The Cuban official conveyed a message of congratulations from Fidel, Raul and Cubans in general to the Nicaraguan people and saluted compatriots who are working in Nicaragua in different collaboration programs in the fields of education and health, among others.

Lazo said: “We are absolutely convinced that integration based in the principles of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of the Americas (ALBA) is the most effective way to face these threats.”

He thanked the Nicaraguan people, government and in particular President Daniel Ortega for the expressions of solidarity with Cuba in different international forums in favor of the lifting of the US economic blockade against his country and for the release of five Cuban antiterrorist fighters who have been unfairly imprisoned in the US for more than a decade.