Pretoria, October 3, 2019.- Minister Counselor of the Embassy held a meeting with a member of the board of the Cuban Alumni Association of South Africa (CAASA).
At the meeting, the Cuban diplomat thanked the Association for the activities carried out in support of the Cuban Revolution and for its recent Declaration of condemnation of the blockade.
Pretoria, 2nd October, 2019.- The African president's agenda included a meeting with the president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez; a tour of the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) and the Historic Center of Old Havana and the “Casa de África” museum, to which he donated a typical piece of Swazi culture.
Pretoria, 1st Octubre.- Representatives of the Embassy of Cuba participated in the launch of the book "Voices from the Underground", the latest historical publication on the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa.
The book collects testimonies of 18 fighters belonging to a detachment that was part of the armed arm of the African National Congress in the city of Cape Town, as well as experiences of their actions from the underground in the fight against Apartheid.
Pretoria, 1st October.- The president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, received the king of Eswatini, Mswati III, in the Palace of the Revolution, with whom he held official conversations. At the meeting, both parties ratified the good state of bilateral relations, based on ties of friendship and collaboration, and expressed the will to strengthen cooperation for mutual benefit. They also exchanged on topics of interest of international events.
Pretoria, 30 September, 2019.- King Mswati III, arrived on Sunday in Cuba to begin an official visit in which the exchange with senior Cuban leaders is planned to strengthen ties between nations. He was received at the José Martí International Airport by Deputy Foreign Minister Ana Teresita González Fraga.