Helsinki, August 19.- The Protocol Director of the Finnish Foreign Ministry, Matti Heimonen received this morning the Charge d'Affaires a.i of the Cuban Embassy in this European country, Víctor Manuel Rodríguez Etcheverry.
The Finnish diplomat welcomed the Cuban Chargé d'Affaires wishing him success in his new task. Heimonen reiterated the Foreign Ministry's interest in maintaining and consolidating the bilateral political dialogue and the permanent exchange that has existed so far.
Rodríguez Etcheverry thanked his counterpart for the courtesy of receiving him in times of social distancing, due to the COVID 19 pandemic, and at the same time he expressed the satisfaction of being able to count on the help of the Finnish authorities to continue developing the traditional cooperation links between both countries, on the basis of mutual respect, equality and reciprocity.