Twenty-one days after the triumph of the Cuban Revolution in January 1959, in a speech delivered at the great popular rally, in front of the Presidential Palace, Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz said: "The Cuban Revolution can be summarized as an aspiration for justice within the most complete freedom and the most absolute respect for human rights ...” #FidelPorSiempre. #SomosContinuidad
Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs
La Habana, December 10, 2018. The General Director for U.S. Affairs at the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Carlos Fernández de Cossío, rejected the text on Cuba published by the U.S. Secretary of State in the night of December 10th, 2018.
The General Director for U.S. Affairs at the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Carlos Fernández de Cossío, rejected the text on Cuba published by the U.S. Secretary of State in the night of December 10th, 2018. “With a lack of decorum which is usual in the government of the United States when referring to the human rights issue, the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has made public a letter he says to have sent to the Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, but had not been received at the time it was published”, said the Director.
In 2019 we celebrate 20 years of diplomatic relations with Aotearoa New Zealand.
To commemorate this event, we´ll be partnering with Havana Coffee Works to launch a Cuba Photo Contest and arrange prizes for the best three photos, providing Cuban art crafts, various delicacies and to host the winner with partner, family or companion of their choice, at our embassy for a Cuban meal and experience with our ambassador and staff at a moment of their convenience during the year 2019.
All entries must be received by February 24th. Best photos will be selected for an exhibition that will take place at Victoria University of Wellington, Faculty of Architecture and Design at the end of March.