Cuban President and Minister of Foreign Affairs congratulate their Cypriot counterparts.

Cyprus, October 2, 2018. - The President of the Councils of State and Ministers of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, sent a congratulatory message to his Cypriot counterpart, Nicos Anastasiades, on the occasion of the 58th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Cyprus.

Likewise, the Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, also congratulated the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Mediterranean island, Nicos Christodoulides, at the same time that he ratified the will to continue strengthening the friendship and relations between both countries.

Cyprus reached its independence in 1960 when the British colonial government came to an end, after a full century of domination.