Ambassador of Cuba expresses his appreciation to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria for the message of condolences on the occasion of the plane crash in Cuba
The Ambassador of Cuba to Austria His Excellency Mr. Juan Antonio Fernández Palacios expressed the gratitude of the Cuban Government and people to the Federal Minister for Europe, Integration, and Foreign Affairs of this country, Her Excellency Ms. Karin Kneissl for her message of condolences on the occasion of the unfortunate air crash occurred in Havana on 18 May 2018.
EmbaCuba Austria´s Visit to the Austrian Commission for UNESCO
Ambassador Juan Antonio Fernández Palacios was received by Ms. Gabriele Eschig Secretary-General of the Austrian Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
The courtesy call took place in the premises of that institution in a friendly atmosphere in which Ambassador Fernández Palacios referred to the seven decades of relations between Cuba and the UNESCO and to the historical bonds expressed in the celebration of the 70 anniversary in 2017.
Intervention of Cuba during the general debate within the framework of the 27th session of the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Commission (CCPCJ)
Excellencies,
Distinguished Delegates, Excellency Ambassador Lotfi Bouchaara, I congratulate you on your election as head of the twenty-seventh session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice; congratulations that I make extensive to the other members of the Bureau.
The delegation of Cuba associates itself fully with the statements made by the distinguished representatives of Ecuador and Bolivia, on behalf of the Group of 77 plus China, and the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, respectively.
Mr. president,
Cuba participates in the 27th session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
The Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ), one of the functional commissions of the Economic and Social Council, began its twenty-seventh session at the headquarters of the United Nations, in Vienna.
The activities in Vienna continue for the 73rd Anniversary of the defeat of fascism
Commemorative activities continue for the 73rd anniversary of the defeat of fascism. Today, a tribute was paid to the 17,000 Red Army soldiers who died at the Battle of Vienna in April 1945, which ended the Nazi occupation in Austria.