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In Havana Cuban President Raul Castro said Excellent the Journalists Congress
During the closing ceremony, UPEC awarded Fidel Castro the Jose Marti National Extraordinary Award for his permanent and outstanding journalistic work, which dates back to the early 1950´s and continues to date. The journalists also named President Raul Castro a member of the organization.

In his closing remarks, Esteban Lazo praised the debates of the congress, which he said focused on issues like information policy, the formation and training of journalists and the use of information technologies to take Cuba's message to the world.

Lazo pointed out some of the challenges that Cuba journalists have ahead to make their work more effective. He suggested the need for constructive criticism and a new journalism marked by more in-depth articles.

He recalled that the US government and anti-Cuba groups continue to dedicate 2,000 hours of radio and TV transmissions broadcast towards the island aimed at destabilizing and toppling the Cuban Revolution. They even use military aircrafts to beam their misinformation campaign to discredit Cuban government leaders and to distort the objective of economic measures taken in the country, to promote illegal departures from the island and the brain-drain policy, said Lazo.

Amidst the current challenges, unity is crucial said the vice-president, who cited remarks by Cuban National Hero Jose Marti and Fidel Castro.

Lazo also mentioned some of the biggest threats facing today's world, such as climate change, global warming, air pollution and the contamination of rivers, along with soaring food prices. He posed the challenge to the Cuban press to inform on those issues in a way that educates people and warns them about the impact such phenomena may have on the country. He said an effort must also be made to spread the truth of the advantages of the Cuban socialist system.

Lazo stressed the importance of creating an understanding of economics among the general population and the value of hard work to meet the country's challenges. He went on to note the commitment with the Cuban revolution shown by the journalists throughout their Congress.

The two long days of debate among the journalists included the permanent attendance and participation of top Cuban government and Communist Party officials including First Vice-president Ramon Machado Ventura and Vice-presidents Carlos Lage and Esteban Lazo.
    
(RHC)            
 

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