Pretoria, 5 September 2019.- Deputy Minister First of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Marcelino Medina González, and Alvin Botes, South African Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, held this Thursday morning the XV Inter-Chancery Political Consultation between both countries, on the occasion of the visit of the Cuban vice-minister to the African continent.
Pretoria, 5th September, 2019.- As a result of the Joint Consultative Mechanism between Cuba and South Africa held today, the following Joint Communiqué of the 15th session of the Joint Consultative Mechanism between South Africa and Cuba was approved:
Joint Communiqué of the 15THSession of the Joint Consultative Mechanism between South Africa and Cuba
Pretoria, 5th September, 2009.- Cuban delegation visiting South Africa, chaired by the first Deputy Foreign Minister of Cuba, Marcelino Medina González, paid tribute to Nelson Mandela, after concluding the 15th session of the Joint Consultative Mechanism between South Africa and Cuba.
South Africa and Cuba have a very special relationship both at the political and social levels, which is an evidence of the excellent bilateral links and friendship existing between Fidel and Mandela.
Pretoria, 4th September, 2019.- Within the framework of the official visit to South Africa of the First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Marcelino Medina González; a cultural political act was held in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between South Africa and Cuba.
Pretoria, September 1st, 2019.- The talented Cuban saxophonist Michel Herrera, at the head of the Madre Tierra group, was in charge of putting the international “Art Alive” festival held on September 1 in the South African city of Johannesburg.
Cuba was represented for the first time in “Art Alive”, as a special guest country to this great cultural event that starts in spring every August and brings together the most prominent local young talent and musicians of the international scene.