[NYTr] Angolan Graduates Mark 30 Years of Cuban Scholarships

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Angolan Graduates Mark 30 Years of Cuban Scholarships

Havana, Oct 29 (can) Over 500 Angolan youths who graduated from Cuban 
universities and technical schools held a ceremony in Luanda over the 
weekend to mark the 30th anniversary of the opening of scholarships for 
Angolan students in the Caribbean Island.

During the gala, held at the Herois de Chavez Park, in the Angolan 
capital, participants paid tribute to former Angolan President 
Agostinho Neto and to Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro, Angola 
Press Agency reported.

The ceremony was also attended by Angolan Head of State Jose Eduardo 
dos Santos, government officials, Cuban representatives, and members of 
the MPLA movement and other organizations.

Participants stressed the willingness of both countries to enhance the 
training of Angolan youths in several fields of society.

Some 20,000 Angolan professionals have studied in Cuba since 1977 
in light of bilateral cooperation accords between the two sister 
nations.