Venezuela and Egypt celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations with wreath to Bolivar

On the occasion of the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Venezuela and Egypt, authorities of both countries, led by the Minister of People's Power for Foreign Affairs, Yván Gil; the Deputy Foreign Minister for Latin American and Caribbean Affairs of the Arab nation, Ashraf Mounir, and Ambassador Kareem Essam El-Din Amin, placed a wreath before the sarcophagus that holds the mortal remains of the Liberator Simon Bolivar, in Caracas.

In the context of the ceremony, the recently relocated bust of the Egyptian leader, Gamal Abdel Nasser, was also unveiled at the Liberator Forum, adjacent to the spaces of the National Pantheon.

Foreign Minister Yván Gil welcomed all the attendees and assured that these 75 years of relations, established on November 15, 1950, constitute “a very important figure”.

He stated that the unveiled bust is “a symbol of brotherhood; it expresses to the entire national and international community our admiration, our respect, our passion for the great leader Gamal”, who led the struggle of the Egyptian people for their independence and consolidated their State against colonialism, against imperialism; therefore, “we are very proud and happy to be able to bring him closer to our heroes, specifically to the side of who was the great Liberator Simon Bolivar, who also taught us the path of independence”.

He also stressed that “since we have Simon Bolivar as a universal leader, we must say that, of the 20th century, Gamal Naaser is a universal leader”, because not only did he guide his people to consolidate independence, peace and sovereignty, but he also guided the world, together with other leaders of the time, on a path of independence, defense and sovereignty, “a path of defense of the freedom of peoples, of self-determination, of the basic principles of international coexistence”.

Deputy Deputy Minister Ashraf Mounir, during the act of relocating the bust, stated that former President Nasser “is a very important symbol in our political history.” He also mentioned that one of the most important squares, located in the center of Cairo, is called Simon Bolivar Square, with a very large statue of the Venezuelan Father of the Fatherland, inaugurated in 1979, an emblematic symbol of friendship between both nations.