Venezuela and Benin commemorate 20 years of diplomatic relations

The ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the Republic of Benin, Jesús Alberto García, addressed the present authorities of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the Abomey Calav i University; members of the Diplomatic Corps and students of the Spanish language, reaffirming the commitment to the aforementioned house of studies, founded more than half a century ago, in which the nation Latin American funded the construction of the first foreign language classroom in March 2011, called Cimarron “José Leonardo Chirino”, a nucleus that has allowed a few hundred young people to graduate in learning the Spanish language.

 

During the activity, certificates were awarded to the students of the diploma course “Life and Work of the Liberator Simon Bolivar” and the contextualized Spanish course of the Benin and West Africa nucleus of the Simon Bolivar Institute for Peace and Solidarity between Peoples.

 

Twenty years ago (2006-2026), then-President Hugo Chávez Frías inaugurated the diplomatic mission in Cotonou; since then, deep bonds of friendship, cooperation and solidarity have been woven, marked by a common history.

 

Ambassador García expressed interest in advancing a proposal with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Abomey Calavi University to develop a pedagogical course on the African Diaspora in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as to publicize the life and work of the Liberator Simon Bolivar and his relationship with Africa, in order to share experiences with academics and students of the Spanish language.

 

MPPRE