-DATE- 19711117 -YEAR- 1971 -DOCUMENT_TYPE- CONFERENCE -AUTHOR- F. CASTRO -HEADLINE- IQUIQUI PRESS CONFERENCE -PLACE- IQUQUI -SOURCE- MOSCOW TASS -REPORT_NBR- FBIS -REPORT_DATE- 19711118 -TEXT- TASS REPORTS CASTRO'S IQUIQUI PRESS CONFERENCE Moscow TASS International Service in English 1518 GMT 17 Nov 71 L [Text] Inquiqui November 17 TASS--The TASS special correspondent reports--the Prime Minister of Cuba's Revolutionary Government Fidel Castro, who is heading a government delegation of his country now touring Chile, spoke at a press conference yesterday held here for local and foreign journalists. Fidel Castro said he had "very good" impressions of his meetings and talks with Chilean officials, workers and employees. Our tour of your country, he said, showed that its main wealth are people and special admiration is evoked by the miners of Chuquicamata, who voluntarily do overtime work, realizing the country's needs. Fidel Castro also pointed to the ever more active participation of Chilean workers in solving questions of state importance. At the same time he noted that the conditions of long work under capitalism have left a certain imprint on the worker so the education of the worker is an important task of the revolution. Fidel Castro stressed further the importance of conducting a correct political line in respect of various groups of people who waver in the process of the revolution. "They can be won for the revolution," he stressed. The prime minister called for the unity of the peoples of Latin America. Our future, he said, is the alliance of Latin American countries. We should struggle for the attainment of this goal. Speaking of sectarianism, Fidel Castro noted that from the beginning of the revolutionary struggle against the Batista dictatorship the Cubans had adhered to the principle of unity. Although there had been instances of sectarianism that inflicted some damage to the revolution, the unity of all revolutionary forces of Cuba has always taken the upper hand, he said. "The revolution strengthened in unity", Castro stressed. He said relations between Cuba and Chile were good. He expressed confidence that a further qualitative improvement will take place in these relations." Fidel Castro said the transformations in Chile were a "genuine revolutionary process". Its first manifestation was the establishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba. "This was a real revolutionary step", Castro said. The prime minister again emphasized the exceptional importance of drawing specialists to "cooperate with the revolution". In this connection he pointed to the big work done in his time by V.I. Lenin in Russia. Asked "whether freedom exists in Cuba", Castro spoke about the social transformations in his country where the right to labor, free education, free medical aid, etc. are guaranteed, and where such scourges of imperialism as illiteracy and prostitution have been stamped out. All that Cuba has serves the interests of the entire people. "The revolutionary process in Cuba is irreversible", Castro stressed. Fidel Castro also expressed confidence that the American imperialists, now committing aggression in Indochina, will be routed. -END-