Havana, March 30, 2023.- The South African Vice Minister of Water and Sanitation, David Mahlobo, thanked Cuba for its collaboration in managing hydraulic resources to guarantee the supply of water to the population of his country.
During the closure of the sixth bilateral technical committee on the subject, where they reviewed the agreements established in this area in force until 2024, the representative of the African nation conveyed a greeting from its president, Cyril Ramaphosa, to the Cuban people and to President Miguel Díaz- Canel.
According to a local television report, the message emphasized the historic friendly relations between the island and South Africa, to which the first vice president of the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources, Bladimir Matos, also alluded.
The Cuban official also ratified the gratitude of the Caribbean nation for the South African support in the fight against the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba.
Both parties expressed their willingness to expand cooperation and face new challenges together, to achieve greater results and advance bilateral relations.
Cuban cooperation with South Africa has been around two decades in terms of the exploitation and efficient and sustainable use of water resources, based on the dispatch of specialists who advise at the provincial, municipal and local levels on these matters.
Likewise, they carry out tasks for the maintenance and management of the structure of water supply to the population and sanitation, particularly in rural towns and other disadvantaged communities, the television report said.
(Prensa Latina)