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Dec
03
2020

Statement by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez at the thirty first Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly

Statement by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez at the thirty first Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly

Statement by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Republic of Cuba at the thirty first Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly in response to the Covid-19 pandemic

Mr. Secretary General;

Mr. President;

Distinguished Heads of State and Government;

Heads of delegations;

I would like to thank the Republic of Azerbaijan, the current president of the Non-Aligned Movement, for the initiative to convene this Special Session of the General Assembly.

Dec
02
2020

The Granma, breaking through the fog

The Granma, breaking through the fog

Neither the bad weather, the rough seas, or the overloading of a yacht in no way suited to make the crossing from Mexico to Cuba, could daunt the 82 expeditionaries committed to being "free or martyrs," as the Granma broke through the fog, in the words of poet Luis Rogelio Nogueras.

December 2, 1956, at a point on the southern coast of eastern Cuba known as Los Cayuelos, the men under Fidel's leadership disembarked, intent upon honoring the blood spilled in the name of independence before them.

Nov
30
2020

Statement by Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, at the Virtual Extraordinary Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Ibero-american Conference. November 30, 2020.

Statement by Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, at the Virtual Extraordinary Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Ibero-american Conference. November 30, 2020.

Her Excellency Mrs. Rebeca Grynspan, Ibero-American Secretary General;

Excellencies, Foreign Ministers and Heads of Delegations of Ibero-America;   

May you receive cordial greetings from Havana.

I thank the Pro-Tempore Secretariat of Andorra for the successful celebration of this meeting and the wise way in which the Conference activities have been conducted, even amidst the exceptional circumstances imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.  We reiterate our support and recognize the work of the Ibero-American General Secretariat in these efforts.

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