New York, 25 July 2017. At the Open Debate of the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, Cuba reiterated today its deep concern about the situation in the region and insisted upon paying off the historic debt to the Palestinian State and restoring the inalienable rights of its people violated by Israel for half a century of occupation.
Natal Health MEC Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo has described the scores of Cuba-trained medical students who graduated in Durban today(14 July 2017)as pioneers of government’s efforts to re-engineer primary healthcare in the country.
MEC Dhlomo was speaking at a graduation ceremony for 70 medical students (13 from KZN, and 57 from various parts of the country) who were conferred their medical degrees after studying in Cuba for six years and finishing at various South African universities, including the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
This high-level graduation ceremony was attended by, among others, deputy minister Dr Joe Phaahla, his Excellency: Cuban Ambassador, Carlos Fernάndez de Cossion; Deputy Minister of Health, Republic of Cuba, Dr Ileana Morales, and academics.
New Delhi, July 21, 2017. Marileydis Dueñas Morales, Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Cuban Embassy in India greeted and exchanged briefly with the ministers of state of Foreign Affairs of India, General (Rtd). V. K. Singh and later with M. J. Akbar to thank India's traditional support to the Cuban Resolution against the Blockade.
Calcutta, India July 21, 2017. Friends of Latin America in India opened a Cuban Film Festival in the city of Calcutta to kick off activities on Cuba's National Rebellion Day.
In the framework of the celebrations for the 64th anniversary of July 26th, audiovisual projection and photos about Fidel Castro Ruz and the Cuban Revolution are also planned. (EMBACUBA INDIA)