Cuban teachers withdrawn from Honduras: Cuban embasssy statement
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Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:49 am (PDT)
Note of the Embassy of Cuba in Tegucigalpa
R/S: 288-2009
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MEMORANDUM
The Embassy of the Republic of Cuba has taken note of the return, by the Secretary of External Relationships of the Republic of Honduras on July 7, 2009, of 83 passports belonging to Cuban education consultants without carrying out the requested extensions of stay. The Cuban education consultants who were working with the National Program of Literacy for young and adults "JosA. Domguez" with the Cuban method "Yes I Can" requested an extension so that they could continue their term of stay in the Republic of Honduras.
Last Wednesday July 1, Mr. Enrique Ortez Colindres declared that the Cuban education collaborators were taking part in the indoctrination and organization of shock groups, mentioning as source of this serious assertion the Honduran Armed forces. The Embassy of the Republic of Cuba rejects categorically this assertion as slander, whose only objective seems to be to encourage hostile and violent actions against the Cuban collaborators, who carry out a work of solidarity, implementing a literacy program that has benefited more than 150 thousand Hondurans.
The Embassy of the Republic of Cuba announces that, taking this situation into account, the Government of the Republic of Cuba has decided to withdraw all non-medical collaboration personnel that are lending their services to this country, which amounts to 143 people.
The Embassy of the Republic of Cuba announces that it will maintain the medical and paramedic personnel in the Republic of Honduras, taking into consideration that their mission, dedicated to protect the health and to save human lives under any circumstances, is strictly humanitarian. These personnel will remain in the country, unless there exists an expressed desire that it be withdrawn.
The Embassy of the Republic of Cuba announces that, of the 143 Cuban collaborators, 83 will return through the San Pedro Sula Airport in a Cubana de Aviacion airplane, and 60 will return by road traveling from the city of Danltowards the border point of Las Manos in Nicaragua.
Tegucigalpa, July 8, 2009
Nota de la Embajada de Cuba en Tegucigalpa
R/S: 288-2009
MEMORANDUM
La Embajada de la Replica de Cuba ha tomado nota de la devoluci, el 7 de julio de 2009, por la Secretar de Relaciones Exteriores de la Replica de Honduras, sin haber sido realizado el trite solicitado, de 83 pasaportes correspondientes a asesores educativos cubanos, vinculados al Programa Nacional de Alfabetizaciwbr>n para jenes y adultos "JosA. Domguez" con el modo cubano "Yo, SPuedo", que se encontraban en poder de esa Secretar para prorrogar el tmino de su estancia en la Replica de Honduras.
El pasado micoles 1 de julio, el ser Enrique Ortez Colindres declarque los colaboradores cubanos del sector de la educaci estaban participando en labores de adoctrinamiento y organizaci de grupos de choque, citando como fuente de esta grave aseveraci a las Fuerzas Armadas Hondures. La Embajada de la Replica de Cuba rechaza categicamente estas calumnias, cuyo ico objetivo parecer ser alentar acciones hostiles y violentas contra los colaboradores cubanos, que realizan una labor solidaria, instrumentando un programa de alfabetizaciwbr>n que ha beneficiado a m de 150 mil hondures.
La Embajada de la Replica de Cuba informa que, teniendo en cuenta esta situaci, el Gobierno de la Replica de Cuba ha decidido retirar a todo el personal de la colaboraci no mica que se encuentra prestando sus servicios en este pa y que, en total, suman 143 personas.
La Embajada de la Replica de Cuba desea informar que mantendral personal mico y paramico en la Replica de Honduras, teniendo en cuenta que su misi destinada a proteger la salud y salvar vidas humanas en cualquier circunstancia es estrictamente humanitaria. Este personal permaneceren el pa, a menos que exista una solicitud expresa de que sea retirado.
La Embajada de la Replica de Cuba informa que, de los 143 colaboradores cubanos, 83 se retirar a trav del Aeropuerto de San Pedro Sula, en una aeronave de la empresa Cubana de Aviaci, y 60 lo har por carretera desde la ciudad de Danlhacia el punto fronterizo de Las Manos en Nicaragua.
Tegucigalpa, 8 de julio de 2009