• Submitted by: manso
• International
• 03 / 01 / 2011

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HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 28 (acn) The Prime Minister of East Timor, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao, said that Cuba is an example of solidarity and humanism for the rest of the world.

During a visit to the Havana-based Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM), Gusmao —also Minister of Defense and Security of East Timor— added that the Cuban Revolution was an inspiration for the rebels of country during their liberation struggle.

He pointed out that East Timor, following the example of Cuba, will help its small neighboring countries in the health sector.

After praising the medical training of youths from his country in Cuba, he announced that East Timor will soon implement training programs for young people in that Asian nation.

Dr. Juan Carrizo Estevez, the rector of ELAM, offered details on the origins and the current state of the higher education center, where thousands of youths from Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa and the United States are studying medicine.
 
He noted that more than 8,500 specialists from these countries have already graduated from the ELAM.

Before leaving the school, Gusmao and his delegation met with some of the 225 youths from East Timor who are being trained in Cuba as physicians or health technicians.

Source: ACN