The Cuban ambassador to Mongolia, Jorge Ferrer, meets at his diplomatic mission with outstanding Mongolian students who will study at Cuban universities in 2024, who were accompanied by their families.
The ambassador congratulated them on obtaining the scholarships for their good academic results; He called them to study and wished them success in their studies.
The Cuban diplomat updated them on the situation in Cuba, the negative impacts of the US blockade against the island, the practical nature of teaching medical sciences and the achievements of the Cuban biopharmaceutical industry.
The Cuban Government, taking into account the traditional friendly relations between both countries and the initiative of the Cuban Presidency of the G77+China to promote South-South cooperation, decided to increase modestly the scholarships for young people from Mongolia to study in the island from 2024.
Several young people will study medicine, as part of Cuba's solidarity program of free scholarships to developing countries that since 1963 has graduated some 140 Mongolian professionals in medicine, stomatology and engineering.