The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa, Dr. Naledi Pandor, intervened in the special debate of the National Parliament on the Cuban medical presence in the country, on which occasion she presented the forceful arguments taken into account by the South African government when taking the decision to formally nominate the “Henry Reeve” Medical Contingent for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Foreign Minister Pandor emphasized that the nomination is a deserved tribute to the firm and permanent international solidarity that has always characterized the Cuban Revolution, from which not only South Africa has benefited, but also many other countries in Africa and the world.
The Foreign Minister described Cuban solidarity with South Africa as the "continuity of a long history of strategic relations between our two nations, inspired by a common vision of freedom, anti-racism, anti-apartheid and anti-imperialism."
He also expressed that the "Cuban Medical Brigade that works with so much commitment and dedication to save lives in the depths of our country, acts in this way motivated by that noble vision of building a better human society."
Since their arrival in South Africa in April 2020, the more than 200 Cuban health professionals’ members of the specialized “Henry Reeve” Medical Brigade, together with South African doctors, have been devoted to the battle against the pandemic in the sister African nation.
