Cuba Awards Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro Maximum National Order

Cuba has awarded Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro one of the Caribbean country’s highest honors, the Maximum National Order.

Maduro: “José Martí fue el más grande bolivariano del siglo XIX, intérprete fiel del espíritu genuino del Libertador pic.twitter.com/7h9XAchWRj

— Prensa Presidencial (@PresidencialVen) March 18, 2016

"Jose Marti was the biggest Bolivariano of the 19th century, a loyal interpreter of the genuine spirit of the Liberator."

Maduro was in Cuba on Friday to accept the award, named after Cuban revolutionary Jose Marti.

“Our union comes from love, brotherhood, identity, from two peoples with heroic histories,” Maduro said on receiving the award.

Recibió el hermano Presidente y amigo @NicolasMaduro la Orden Nacional "José Martí" #Cuba #Venezuela pic.twitter.com/9yyWVbVinQ

— Cancillería de Cuba (@CubaMINREX) March 18, 2016

"Our brother president and friend, Nicolas Maduro received the National Order of 'Jose Marti'."

“This award is truly for the heroic people of Venezuela, who have battled, and who do not give in.”

Cuba and Venezuela have a long history of solidarity, with joint projects like Miracle Mission, to cure blindness, and Mission Barrio Adentro, bringing thousands of Cuban doctors to Venezuela.