Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has arrived in Moscow to participate in the Victory Day military parade, commemorating the defeat of Nazism. teleSUR
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00:00Welcome back to Test for English. We go now to Russia as a bilateral meeting is being held
00:08by the president of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, and Russian president Vladimir Putin. We see them
00:15at the Kremlin as they enter this bilateral meeting. Let's recall that historically,
00:23Cuba-Russia relations have been key for both nations and they have been for the past decades
00:32and they continue to be at this present moment. Let's recall that different world leaders are
00:38in Russia, in Moscow in particular, at this moment ahead of the celebrations of May Day. Let's
00:47listen to President of Russia Vladimir Putin.
00:54Making this decision about traveling to Moscow and celebrating with us this milestone anniversary,
01:0180th anniversary on defeating the Nazis in our country. We call World War II the Great Patriotic
01:08War because the entire population of the Soviet Union participated in defeating Nazism. Cuba also
01:16committed to this victory. I know that you began your visits in St. Petersburg, Leningrad,
01:23and I want to say that volunteers from Cuba joined Red Army troops near Leningrad among other places,
01:37to their
01:51thumbs up. Mmm. I'm hungry. It is, but it is serious about you, and I would like to come to your
01:53my best regards and greetings to Comrade Roel Castro.
01:59We are very happy to see you here.
02:01Welcome.
02:06Dear President Putin, for us it's not bothering to be here in India.
02:12It's a great pleasure for us to be in Moscow.
02:16And we feel very welcome here.
02:21And we are very grateful for the invitation extended to us.
02:24This is true.
02:25We mark two milestone events that unite us from the historic point of view.
02:31And the first milestone event, of course, there is no doubt about this.
02:35It's an anniversary of the great victory in the great patriotic war.
02:39And secondly, 65th anniversary of the restoration of diplomatic relations between our countries.
02:46And it is especially symbolic for us to be present here to celebrate tomorrow's events.
02:56And since all our efforts to preserve the historic memory in the context when there are growing attempts to minimize the exploits, the leading role of the Soviet Union, of the Soviet people, of the Red Army,
03:01in defeating Nazism.
03:18And this victory helped not only to preserve Russia, but it was an important victory for the entire mankind.
03:28And it's a great merit to save the entire mankind.
03:32Now they are trying to rewrite history and to denounce this legacy.
03:37And there is a restoration of Nazism at a new level.
03:42And our goal that we must pursue is to preserve history.
03:47That's why we're here with you to mark these milestone events.
03:58And I also would like to convey the warm greetings and the battery guards from Army General from Raul Castro.
04:06And as for the 65th anniversary of the restoration of diplomatic relations, these are the relations that, despite all challenges, they withstood the test of time.
04:21We shared all the hardships and a lot of emotions.
04:25We shared a lot of joint projects.
04:27And we have reached this day.
04:30Today we are celebrating the 65th anniversary of our relations.
04:35And the history proved that only unity and solidarity in our friendship can help us to overcome the current challenges and the challenges of the future.
04:45We are happy to be here with you today.
04:52We're looking at images from Russia as Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and Russian President Vladimir Putin were holding a bilateral meeting.
05:01These in the framework of Cuban President visit to Russia ahead of Victory Day.
05:07They were both highlighting the importance of this bilateral relations that have stood the test of time.
05:15And they continue to strengthen in the present day.
05:18We will continue to bring you more information.
05:20Stay tuned.
05:21We'll tell us more English.