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• 09 / 11 / 2008

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President Raul Castro expressed confidence to leaders here that Cubans will recover from the damages left by Hurricane Ike.

In a phone call, the statesman informed top authorities from each province threatened by the storm to use all available means to protect human lives, goods and resources of the State and people.

According to a note published Monday by Granma newspaper, the president of the Council of State and Ministers stressed the importance to be ready for the worst.

Raul Castro insisted on the importance of continued preparation as a way to minimize damages.

He requested top leaders from those provinces to create solidary with the people and authorities in difficult moments like these.

The Cuban president ratified his confidence in preventive, maintenance and organizational measures to reduce the impacts of the storm.