From April 16 to 18, 2024, the second part of the 14th Assembly Session of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) took place in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates. The Cuban delegation was led by our Deputy Minister of Energy and Mines, Tatiana Amarán Bogachova.
We once again call for de-escalation of violence in the Middle East region, which necessarily involves an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip to end the genocide being committed against the Palestinian people.
Respecting international law is an imperative to guarantee peaceful coexistence. It is also a necessary premise to maintain unity within our diversity. It is an essential requirement to move forward towards the integration that can no longer be deferred.
Representatives of Cuba and the United States held bilateral migration talks in Washington DC. Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío Domínguez headed the Cuban delegation and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the State Department's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Eric Jacobstein led the U.S. delegation.
From February 26 to 29, 2024, the 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization is taking place in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates. The event brings together member states to review the functioning of the multilateral trading system and take action on the future work of the WTO.