[NYTr] Turkish Journalists Give Special Award to Fidel Castro
 
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:19:02 -0500 (CDT)


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Turkish Journalists Granted Fidel Castro Special Award

Havana, April 16 (acn) Turkey's Journalist Association awarded Cuban 
President Fidel Castro its Special Prize of Honor for 2006.

Nearly 500 journalists, scholars and political leaders held a ceremony
in the capital Ankara, in which the journalists association granted its
awards for the year 2006.

Association president Ahmet Abakay, announced that Fidel Castro has been
awarded the Special Prize for his anti-imperialist struggle, as it can
be read on the small statuette representing the award, and which was
received by Cuban ambassador in Turkey Ernesto Gomez Abascal.

The general secretary of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization
Leonidas Chrysanthopoulos highlighted the personality of Fidel Castro
and called him an international politician and statesman, who been able
to guide his people despite the difficulties posed by the over 45-year
US economic and commercial blockade of the island.

On behalf of the Cuban President and the people of Cuba ambassador
Abascal expressed thankfulness for the homage and spoke of Fidel Castro
as a revolutionary and educator of journalists who are faithful to the
truth and to their commitment to the people.

The Ankara ceremony was largely covered by Turkey?s major dailies and TV
channels.

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