{"id":12795,"date":"2025-05-05T13:15:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T17:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/?p=12795"},"modified":"2025-05-05T14:30:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T18:30:46","slug":"cuban-president-pays-tribute-to-leningrads-defenders-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/cuban-president-pays-tribute-to-leningrads-defenders-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuban President Pays Tribute to Leningrad\u2019s Defenders (+Photos)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-450f08e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"450f08e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d7854a elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"5d7854a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">Guant\u00e1namo.- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel began his official visit to Russia on Monday, by laying a wreath at the monument to the Motherland at the Piskariovksoye Memorial Cemetery in St. Petersburg.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36d6027 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"36d6027\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>According to Prensa Latina, the Cuban head of State started his activities honoring the defenders of the city of Leningrad (today St. Petersburg) at the monument complex, accompanied by Evgeny Grigoriev, chairman of the Committee for External Relations of St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-257645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DC-monumento-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DC-monumento-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.plenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DC-monumento-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.plenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DC-monumento-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After the wreath-laying ceremony, Diaz-Canel and Alexander Beglov, Governor of Saint Petersburg, held official talks to discuss the prospects for bilateral cooperation in economy, culture, education, and other areas.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-257646\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DC-monumento.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DC-monumento.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.plenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DC-monumento-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.plenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DC-monumento-768x512.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During the day, the Cuban president will also visit scientific, biotechnological, and artificial intelligence development centers in the capital of northern Russia.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-257647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DC-monumento-2.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DC-monumento-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.plenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DC-monumento-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.plenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DC-monumento-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the second stage of his official visit to this nation, the Cuban leader will travel to Moscow where he will take part in the commemorative acts and parade at the Red Square for the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-257648\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Dc-ofrenda-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Dc-ofrenda-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.plenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Dc-ofrenda-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.plenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Dc-ofrenda-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He will also participate in the celebrations organized on the 65th anniversary of the restoration of diplomatic relations 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