New York, 25 April 2017. Cuba participated today in the High Level Event of the United Nations General Assembly to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the Adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, as part of the 16th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
Islamabad, April 25, 2017. Foreign Secretary of Pakistan, H. E. Ms. Tehmina Janjua, received the Ambassador of Cuba, Gabriel Tiel Capote, who took the occasion to congratulate her on recent appointment as head of this important post. During the meeting, the main themes of the excellent bilateral relations were reviewed, while the willingness of the two countries to strengthen them, and to extend economic and commercial links to mutual benefit. Both sides also discussed issues on the international agenda, in particular in the respective regions. EMBACUBA PAKISTAN.
THE BAHAMAS, 24 April 2017. -Cuba participated in the third IAAF World Relays held in Nassau, The Bahamas, on 22 and 23 April.
With the presence of 9 young athletes, the Cuban delegation was inserted in the modalities of 4x100 and 4x400 meters of men's relief.
In the men's 4x100 category, Cuba was left to reach the thirteenth place with a time of 39.67 seconds.
Cuba welcomes the 20th anniversary of the "Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction" (Convention on Chemical Weapons), whose full, effective and non-discriminatory application is strongly committed.
Cuba was one of the original signatories states of this instrument and ratified it on 29th April, 1997, the date of its entry into force.
The Minister of Eradication of Poverty and Social Welfare of Namibia, Bishop Zephania Kameeta and his delegation, began an official visit to Cuba today. The Minister complies with an invitation made by his homologue, Margarita González, Minister of Labor and Social Security.