The Cuban Ambassador Pedro Luis Despaigne González, was interviewed at the Embassy, by the journalist of the international section of the Ghanaian Times Newspaper, Jonathan Donkor.
The Ambassador addressed issues related to the historical relations between Ghana and Cuba and the current affairs of the United States and Cuba, a matter about which the Cuban diplomat referred to the hostility of the current American administration against the Cuban Revolution, and how there has been a setback in these issue.
The Ambassador emphasized the historical links between Ghana and Cuba, and about how in 1959, Cuba was the first Latin American country with which Ghana established diplomatic relations. He clarified that the form of relations was promoted by the then Prime Ministers, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, and the Commander in Chief, Fidel Castro. Regarding the current state of relations, he highlighted his good condition, since in the current year Cuba has received the visit of the two main figures of the Ghanaian government, President Nana Akufo-Addo, and the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
Regarding the state of the cooperation between Cuba and Ghana, the Cuban diplomat explained to the journalist that since 1983, Cuba has received more than three thousand young Ghanaians, of both sexes, who have been trained as professionals of different specialties, and who are contributing their work to the development of Ghana. He commented that last July, and in the presence of Vice President Dr. Bawumia, 221 new doctors were graduated in Cuba, and that in May a new group of 200 students (170 undergraduate and 30 graduate) arrived in Cuba, which demonstrates the will of both parts of continuing to strengthen ties in vocational training.
A topic of relevance in the interview was the collaboration in the Health Sector, initiated in 1982 and maintained uninterruptedly until today. The Ambassador told the journalist that as a result of meetings between the highest authorities of both countries, new possibilities for cooperation in other areas of common interest were opened.