A cultural event at the Théâtre Traversière in Paris served as a stage to reaffirm the solidarity support being promoted from France, the France-Cuba friendship association indicated today.

The oldest of the friendship associations with the island in this nation and in Europe celebrated its 65th anniversary with a concert, a significant demonstration of support for the Caribbean nation, besieged by an intensified U.S. blockade. The event, organized by the Paris committee of the association, was part of the activities marking the centennial of the birth of the historic leader of the Revolution, Fidel Castro, sources from the entity indicated.

In addition to the president of the association's Paris committee, Roxane Prudhomme, Paul Estrade, one of the founders of France-Cuba, and Cuban ambassador to this country, Otto Vaillant, also addressed the gathering.

Journalist Hernando Calvo indicated that among those attending the event was the Spanish intellectual based in France, Ignacio Ramonet.