Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cuba to the United Nations Office at Vienna and to the International Organizations in Austria
Statement delivered by Ambassador Juan Antonio Fernández Palacios
Item 6 of the Agenda: “Verification and monitoring in the Islamic Republic of Iran in light of United Nations Security Council resolution 2231 (2015)”
Mr. President,
Georgetown, 6th June 2018 - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Rogelio Sierra Díaz, begins today a work visit to the Caribbean region. The visit will extend to June 16. The tour includes, in addition to Surinam, the four countries that simultaneously established diplomatic relations on December 8 1972, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Guyana, and Jamaica.
Cuba reiterates the will to continue strengthening its historic relations with Trinidad and Tobago.
Port of Spain, June 6.- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rogelio Sierra Díaz, successfully concluded his work visit to Trinidad and Tobago. The Cuban diplomat had the opportunity to dialogue about the dynamic economic and trade relation between both countries. The results of this relationship have made of this Caribbean island one of Cuba’s main trade partners in the entire region of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Recovery efforts advance in provinces hit by heavy rain and flooding
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of the Councils of State and Ministers of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, spoke via teleconference with Party and government authorities from the western and central provinces, to review recovery efforts in territories affected by recent heavy rainfall.
Port of Spain, June 6th.- MINISTER of Trade and Industry Paula Gopee-Scoon recently met with Cuba's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Rogelio Sierra Diaz to discuss, among other things, opportunities for increased trade with Cuba. Trinidad and Tobago is currently Cuba's largest Caricom trading partner, recording 80 per cent of trade in the region.
Sierra Diaz said his visit was part of the active re-engagement of partners under the leadership of Cuba's new president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, who was elected earlier this year. He indicated that Cuba recorded significant investment in 2017 in the Mariel Special Economic Development Zone, which is a symbol of economic collaboration and continues to seek out new foreign investment.