Cuban Ambassador Elio Savón today signed the book of condolences opened at the Iranian Embassy here in honor of the victims of the terrorist attacks in Tehran, the capital of Iran on June 7, 2017.
New York, 13 June 2017. At the General Debate of the 10th session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Deputy Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, Ambassador Ana Silvia Rodríguez Abascal, underlined that the protection and attention to the specific needs of persons with disabilities are an essential component of social development and a moral imperative to be resolved by the international community.
Thailand, June 13, 2017. The Minister of Science and Technology of Thailand, Dr. Atchaka Sibunruang, welcomed the Cuban Ambassador to Thailand, Héctor Conde Almeida, on a courtesy visit.
In the cordial meeting the good path of bilateral relations was confirmed, with special reference to the historical significance of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries to be held in May 2018.
New York, 13 June 2017. Headed by the Deputy Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, Ambassador Ana Silvia Rodríguez Abascal, a numerous group of officials from the Cuban Mission visited the Permanent Mission of Nicaragua, to pay homage to the memory of Father Miguel D'Escoto and sign the condolence book which has been opened, within the diplomatic headquarters, on his recent decease.
New York, 13 June 2017. Cuba participated today in the meeting summoned by the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to the United Nations with the presence of Ambassador Elayne White Gómez, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations based in Geneva and Chair of the United Nations Conference to negotiate a legal binding instrument prohibiting nuclear weapons and conducting to its total elimination.