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Oct
23
2017

Cuba and Samoa celebrate 10 years of diplomatic relations.

Officials from the diplomatic missions of Cuba and Samoa in Wellington

Wellington, October 23rd, 2017. - In an emotional event hosted by the Embassy of Cuba in this city, diplomats from both countries commemorated the 10th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

The Ambassador of Cuba, Mario Alzugaray, restated the importance that Cuba attaches to its links with the Pacific region, sharing the challenges faced by the Small Island Development States. He also congratulated his counterpart for the successful hosting of the 48th Pacific Island Forum in Samoa early September 2017.

Oct
23
2017

Press Release: The US blockade violates the right to development of the Cuban people.

New York, October 23, 2017. The right to development in Cuba is limited by the negative impact of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States. Sectors such as biotechnology, tourism, mining, renewable energies, telecommunications, among others, have suffered considerable loss due to this unjust and illegal policy.

Oct
23
2017

Press Release: Cuba calls for reorienting military spending to social and economic development of developing countries.

New York, October 24, 2017.The Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, Second Secretary Lilianne Sanchez Rodriguez, called on the international community to take concrete and urgent measures to ensure that the resources currently earmarked for military purposes are reoriented towards activities generating economic and social development and a life of dignity for all human beings, which would contribute to the maintena

Oct
23
2017

Cuban Ambassador Participate as a guest of honor at the opening of an International Folklor Festival.

Ambassador Pedro Pablo San Jorge Rodríguez participate as a guest of honor at the opening of the International Folklor Festival "Maleshevo sings and dances" as an invitation from Mr. Emil Iliev, mayor of the city of Strumyani.

This festival was first organized in 2004 and was designed to protect the traditional culture and folklore of the Balkan peoples, but to this day it has expanded its borders and its ideas have reached distant points not only of Europe but also of the world .

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