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Army General Raúl Castro congratulated participants of Bastion 2009 Strategic Military Exercises, confirming they had accomplished previous goals.
A video conference with principal organs of direction, commands of the Western, Central and Eastern Armies and presidents of provincial defense councils, served as the finale of activities developed during the strategic exercises.
The presidents of the provincial defense councils of Cienfuegos, Santiago de Cuba and Pinar del Río announced, among other aspects, the preparations to bring forth today National Defense Day.
Present at the meeting: José Ramón Machado Ventura (Vice-President, National Defense Council); Army Corps Generals Abelardo Colomé Ibarra (Interior Minister), Julio Casas Regueiro (Defense Minister) and Álvaro López Miera (Vice-Minister and General Staff Chief) and Division General Carlos Fernández Gondín (First Vice-Interior Minister) including other chiefs and officials from the Interior Ministry and Revolutionary Armed Forces.
Source: Juventud Rebelde