Wellington, December 7. A joint celebration organized between the Cuban Embassy and the High Commissioner of the Cook Islands, H.E. Elizabeth Wright-Koteka, marked 19 years of friendly diplomatic relations between the two countries.
In the presence of Ambassadors and High Commissioners from the Pacific and Latin America, as well as representatives of the local Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Cuban Ambassador reiterated Cuba's willingness to continue cooperating with the islands.
Wright-Koteka, for his part, thanked Cuban cooperation, while the dean of the diplomatic corps Leasi Scanlan referred to these relations as an example to be followed by the peoples of the Pacific.
The celebration, postponed from September 2 due to sanitary regulations, took place in a friendly atmosphere.