The Ambassador of Cuba, Pedro Luis Despaigne González, welcomed Professor Etienne Ehouan Ehile, Secretary General of the Association of African Universities (AAU) and his entourage, and during a friendly meeting, exposed how Cuba had cooperated with African countries in training their young people. In the same way, the Cuban diplomat stressed the historic links between Cuba and Ghana.
On the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the independence of Ghana, the President of the Councils of State and of Ministers of the Republic of Cuba, H.E Raúl Castro Ruz, has sent a message of congratulation to President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
The message of the Cuban President is an example of the relationships between Cuba and Ghana, established in 1959 by two anti colonialist fighters, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and the Commander in Chief, Fidel Castro.
The staff of the Embassy of Cuba in Ghana, accompanied by a representation of the Cuban Medical Brigade in the country, participated in an familiar activity organized by members of the Association of Ghanaians Graduates in Cuba (ESBECAN), to celebrate the arrival of the 60 anniversary of the independence of Ghana.
The Ambassador of Cuba, Pedro Luis Despaigne González, was received by the President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in his office at the Presidential Palace, known as Flagstaff House.
The Ambassador of Cuba, Pedro Luis Despaigne González, received a representation of the Cuban Solidarity Campaign with the objective to thank of all them for the support to the Cuban people during 2016.
The Cuban Ambassador ratified the historic Cuban´s commitments towards the Ghanaian people and emphasized how in the 2016, our friends in Ghana celebrated the 90 birthday of Fidel Castro, have also participated in his farewell; as well as they have kept denouncing the U.S blockade against the Cuban people.