The Ambassador of Cuba in the United Arab Emirates, Norberto Carlos Escalona Carrillo, paid a courtesy visit to the Director General of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi, to whom he expressed the greetings of the Cuban authorities and the willingness to continue advancing in the execution of important cooperation projects on the Island.
El Embajador de Cuba en EAU, Norberto Carlos Escalona Carrillo, realizó una visita de cortesía a Shaima Al Ali, directora del Departamento de Organizaciones Internacionales del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Cooperación Internacional de EAU.
Durante la reunión, ambos representantes se congratularon por el buen estado de las relaciones entre Cuba y EAU y su acostumbrado apoyo en el ámbito multilateral. Asimismo, resaltaron la existencia de prioridades comunes en la política exterior de sus países para 2023, año en que Cuba preside el Grupo G77 + China y EAU organiza la celebración de la Conferencia de las Partes sobre Cambio Climático (COP 28), que tendrá lugar en noviembre en Dubai.
Dubai, February 28, 2023. The diplomatic staff of the Cuban embassy in the United Arab Emirates participated this Monday in the workshop "Global Roadmap in the Year of Sustainability 2023", coordinated by the Diplomatic Engagement Office of the Expo City Dubai, host organization for the next United Nations Conference of the Parties for Climate Change COP 28 next November. The Cuban ambassador, Norberto Carlos Escalona Carrillo, conveyed to the organizers the will of the Caribbean Island to contribute to the common agenda, from the protempore presidency of Cuba in the Group of 77 + China.
Dubai, February 27, 2023.- The multi-laureate Cuban athlete Omara Durand dominated the track, in the 200-meter test in the T12 category (deeply visually impaired), at the Dubai Club for People of Determination, venue of the World Grand Prix of Para-athletics, qualifying for the Paralympics in Paris 2024. The woman from Santiago, together with her guide Yuniol Kindelán, will also run the 400 meters, on Tuesday, February 28.
Abu Dhabi, February 23, 2023. The Ambassador of Cuba to the United Arab Emirates, Norberto Carlos Escalona Carrillo, paid a courtesy visit to H.E. Sultan Muhammad Al Shamsi, Assistant Minister for International Development Affairs at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. At the meeting, both representatives discussed the common interests of their countries in terms of foreign policy for the year 2023, during which Cuba holds the presidency of the G77 Group + China and the UAE organizes the celebration of the Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP 28), which will take place in November in Dubai.