On Twitter, the president cited the leader of the Cuban Revolution by stating Simon Bolivar was the man Cuban National Hero Jose Marti most looked up to.

Bolivar, Venezuela and its people were always what Cubans most admired. Bolivar, Venezuela, its people and its deeds always inspired my dreams of a Latin American revolutionary, Diaz-Canel reviewed Fidel Castro's thoughts.

Cuba and Venezuela maintain close relations and Havana has reiterated that it will not destroy those links, which Cuba considers to be principles, as the US government intends the country to do.

Washington maintains a policy of hostility against both Latin American countries, with an escalation of punishments and blockade measures with the aim of subverting the constitutional order in Cuba and Venezuela.