国际英语资讯:President Raul Castro chairs unveiling of Jose Martis sculpture brought from NY
<p><span word="HAVANA">HAVANA</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 28-- <span word="Cuban">Cuban</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Raul">Raul</span> <span word="Castro">Castro</span> <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sculpture">sculpture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cuban">Cuban</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="hero">hero</span>, <span word="Jose">Jose</span> <span word="Marti">Marti</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="replica">replica</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Park">Park</span>.</p><p><span word="Castro">Castro</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="accompanied">accompanied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Miguel">Miguel</span> <span word="Diaz">Diaz</span>-<span word="Canel">Canel</span>, <span word="other">other</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="personalities">personalities</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>, <span word="Havana">Havana</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="historian">historian</span>, <span word="Eusebio">Eusebio</span> <span word="Leal">Leal</span>, <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="statue">statue</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="absolute">absolute</span> <span word="copy">copy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="detail">detail</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="artist">artist</span> <span word="Anna">Anna</span> <span word="Hyatt">Hyatt</span> <span word="Huntington">Huntington</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1958.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="sculptor">sculptor</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="request">request</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cuban">Cuban</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="differences">differences</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sculpture">sculpture</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="inaugurated">inaugurated</span> <span word="until">until</span> 1965. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="statues">statues</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="heroes">heroes</span>, <span word="Simon">Simon</span> <span word="Bolivar">Bolivar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Jose">Jose</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Park">Park</span>.</p><p><span word="Joseph">Joseph</span> <span word="Mizzi">Mizzi</span>, <span word="Chairman">Chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bronx">Bronx</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arts">Arts</span>, <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="honour">honour</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="attending">attending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="behalf">behalf</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span>.</p><p><span word="Mizzi">Mizzi</span> <span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="gesture">gesture</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>., <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="gratitude">gratitude</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="donations">donations</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="realization">realization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="close">close</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Havana">Havana</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="replica">replica</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jose">Jose</span> <span word="Marti">Marti</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="statue">statue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="homage">homage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="intellectuals">intellectuals</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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