As is known, September 7-10, the country was impacted by the powerful Hurricane Irma, which caused severe coastal flooding, strong winds, and heavy rainfall, principally in the north of the island from Camagüey to Artemisa.
The provinces most affected were Camagüey, Ciego de Ávila, Sancti Spíritus and Villa Clara. Others such as Guantánamo, Holguín, Las Tunas, Cienfuegos, Matanzas, Mayabeque, and La Habana also suffered damage.
Statement by Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs Of the Republic of Cuba, at the Seventy Second Session of the United Nations General Assembly. New York, September 22, 2017.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. September 21, 2017. His Excellency, Mr. Davaasuren Damdinsuren, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, received today the Ambassador of Cuba Raúl Delgado Concepción with whom he discussed various issues of bilateral and multilateral interest. The meeting was also attended by Mr. Damdin Gansukh, Director General of the Department of America, Middle East and Africa, and Ms. Nyamjav Yondonsharav, Director of the Bureau of Diplomatic Corps Services.
NEW YORK, September 20, 2017. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, signed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in the framework of the opening ceremony for the signing of the Treaty, which was held today at the headquarters of the United Nations.
The President of Mongolia, His Excellency Mr. BATTULGA. KH, sent to His Excellency. Mr. RAÚL CASTRO RUZ, President of the Councils of State and Ministers of the Republic of Cuba, a message of condolences for the loss of human life and material damage caused by Hurricane IRMA as it passed through the territory of Cuba.