On the occasion of the 90th anniversary of Fidel Castro, Jerónimo de Sousa, General-Secretary of the Portuguese Communist Party, sent a message to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution wherein he values his «life as a revolutionary and communist entirely dedicated to the struggle for freedom, sovereignty and social progress of his people and the liberating cause of workers and peoples throughout the world», and sends, «as an expression of great appreciation and admiration, the salutations of the Portuguese communists, along with the wish that he continue to give his valuable contribution towards the cause of peace, friendship and solidarity with the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean and worldwide».

Jerónimo de Sousa also underlined that the «Cuban Revolution and the construction in Cuba of a socialist society represents much to the world» and reaffirmed the «fraternal friendship active solidarity of the Portuguese Communist Party with the heroic action of the Cuban communists and people in defense of the sovereignty of their homeland and in the pursuit of their socialist revolution and towards the end of the criminal imperialist blockade».