Addis Ababa, September 10, 2021. Today, Cuban Ambassador Vilma Thomas Ramírez offered an interview to the Ethiopian national television (ETV), for the “Addis Dialogue” program hosted by Sintayehu Tamirat.
During the interview, Ambassador Vilma talked about the historical relations of friendship between Cuba and Ethiopia and the recent advances in cooperation.
Regarding the situation in Cuba, the Ambassador referred to the impact of the intensification of the United States blockade and the obstacles it imposes on the advancement of development programs and projects, as well as the high human cost that this has entailed for the Cuban people, for almost 60 years. She mentioned the additional difficulties that this policy has caused in times of the pandemic, when none of the measures against Cuba were relaxed by the United States. She stressed, however, that despite the fact that the country still faces a difficult outlook regarding the spread of COVID19, the impressive result of our scientists in obtaining 3 Cuban vaccines against the virus, with which today our population is being vaccinated, demonstrates the resilience of the Cuban people and the will to overcome any obstacle, no matter how great it may be.
The interview also provided the opportunity for the Ambassador to convey a message of congratulations, peace and prosperity to the people of Ethiopia, who this September 11 celebrates the arrival of a new year 2014 according to the calendar used in the country.
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