Kuala Lumpur, July 10th – The ambassador of Cuba to Malaysia, Malaysia, Ibete Fernández Hernández, was received on a courtesy call by Selangor's chief minister, Dato Seri Mohamed Azmin bi Ali.
During the meeting, the parties agreed on the possibilities that exist to extend the cooperation between the state and Cuba from the establishment of mutually advantageous businesses.
New York, 10 July 2017.The United Nations Organization inaugurated today the High-level political forum on sustainable development, convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), aimed at following-up to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals.
The main theme of the Forum is ‘Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world’.
New York, 10 July 2017. Officials at the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations welcomed numerous members of solidarity groups with Cuba, as well as other New York, Latin friends and representatives based in this city.
T&T is one of Cuba’s major trading partners but there is still room for improvement, according to Hilda Rosa Santiesteban, president of the Cuban Chamber of Commerce.
“T&T has traditionally been Cuba’s second largest trading partner in the Caribbean,” Santiesteban said.
“Annual levels of trade have been between 35-55 million Cuban pesos annually, except for 2006 when it reached 67 million pesos.”
Santiesteban made the comment at a presentation on doing business in Cuba jointly hosted by exporTT and the Cuban Embassy at the Centre of Excellence, Macoya.
The seminar was held on the opening day of the Trade and Investment Convention (TIC) at the Centre of Excellence, Macoya.
With the presence of the Chancellor and other representatives of the Liberian Foreign Ministry, the Cuban Embassy in Liberia celebrated National Rebellion Day. They also participated in the activity the Minister of Defense, the Deputy Minister of Commerce, the Director General of the Institute of Foreign Affairs, Senator Conmamy B. Wesseh, members of the Cuba-Liberia Friendship Association, graduates in Cuba, as well as the selected youth who will start this year medical studies in Cuba and representatives of the country's press.