September 18, 2009

Japanese Communist Party Vice Chair Ogata Yasuo made a call of condolence at the Cuban embassy in Tokyo on September 17 to express sympathy over the death of Juan Almeida, vice president of Cuba’s State Council and member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba.

In a message of condolence addressed to Almeida’s family as well as the Cuban people, Ogata praised Almeida, a Comandante of the Revolution, for his contribution to the cause of the Cuban Revolution.
- Akahata, September 18, 2009