The Head of the Cuban mission in the United Arab Emirates, Jorge León Cruz, and Mr. Faisal Diab, General Manager of the Travel Agency Faisal and Tourist Travel, signed a contract for the sale of tourist cards, at the headquarters of the new Embassy of Cuba in Abu Dhabi, whose official inauguration will take place on February 14, 2019.
Today I had the privilege, for the third time, to participate in an official reception of His Holiness the Pope. The first time was in 1998 during the visit to Cuba of John Paul II. The second, on the occasion of the visit to Cuba of Benedict XVI in 2012, This third occasion in the official reception of Pope Francis at the Presidential Palace of the United Arab Emirates with the pleasant company of my colleagues from South Africa and Kenya.
The Cuban government delegation, chaired by Dr. Luis Navarro, deputy minister of MINSAP, was received at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates, by Alsaghira Al Ahbabi, general director of America. During the fruitful meeting of work, the mutual willingness to work together for the development of bilateral relations was confirmed.
Excellent working meeting of the Cuban delegation chaired by Luis Fernando Moreno Martinez, Deputy Minister MINSAP and Hussain Abdul Rahman Al Rand, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health to develop bilateral cooperation.
UAE leaders send messages to the Cuban President, Miguel Diaz Canel, of congratulations for the 60th Anniversary of the Triumph of the Revolution led by the President of the United Arab Emirates, the Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Supreme Subcommander of the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates.