The Hero of the Republic of Cuba, Fernando González Llort, President of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP, by its Spanish initials) and Member of the National Assembly of the People´s Power arrived in Austria, to participate in the celebration of the 50th anniversary of “ÖKG”, Austria-Cuba Friendship Association.
Ljubljana, 20 May 2019. The second edition of ”The Latin America and the Caribbean Days " in Slovenia, an event organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of that country, began today, with a strong presence of Cuba, both through the delegation and the spaces dedicated to the Caribbean country, in the sections of economy, science, and culture.
The event was inaugurated at the headquarters of the Ljubljana Cultural and Congress Center, Cankarjev dom, by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia, H.E. Mr. Miro Cerar and it will last until Saturday, 25 May.
A fragment of Viñales meteorite fallen on 1 February 2019 in that locality of Pinar del Río province was delivered in a moving ceremony to the Natural History Museum of Vienna.
Dr. Christian Köberl, General Director of the Natural History Museum of Vienna,
Dr. Ludovic Ferrière, Senior Curator of the Museum´s Meteorite Collection,
Distinguished guests,
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
H.E. Mr. Marcus Bergmann, Deputy General Director of the Cultural Section of the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of Austria,
Distinguished ambassadors and other members of the Diplomatic Corps,
Dear friends of Cuba, compatriots,
Dear guests,