New York, October 30, 2017.The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla and comrade Jorge Arreaza Monserrat, Minister of People´s Power for Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, held a fraternal meeting this afternoon, October 30th in New York.
During the fruitful exchange, they addressed issues of mutual interest on the regional and international agenda, and discussed the forthcoming voting at the General Assembly of the resolution condemning the economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States against Cuba, to be held on November 1st.
Rodríguez Parrilla reiterated the congratulations to the Bolivarian and Chavist people for the successful achievements in the regional elections that took place on October 15.
The Venezuelan Foreign Minister was accompanied by Mr. Manuel Moncada Acosta and Mr. Rodolfo Sanz, Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs for North America and Latin America respectively; and Mr. Rafael Ramírez, Permanent Representative of Venezuela to the United Nations. On the Cuban side, the meeting was attended by Mrs. Anayansi Rodríguez Camejo, Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, and Mr. Rodolfo Reyes Rodríguez, General Director for Multilateral Affairs and International Law of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations.