Cuban delegation to the 15th Joint Consultative Mechanism Cuba South Africa pays tribute to Nelson Mandela

Pretoria, 5th September, 2009.- Cuban delegation visiting South Africa, chaired by the first Deputy Foreign Minister of Cuba, Marcelino Medina González, paid tribute to Nelson Mandela, after concluding the 15th session of the Joint Consultative Mechanism between South Africa and Cuba.

South Africa and Cuba have a very special relationship both at the political and social levels, which is an evidence of the excellent bilateral links and friendship existing between Fidel and Mandela.