Canada

Ottawa – As part of the 80th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba and Canada, the Cuban Embassy hosted the exhibition “Ties” by the renowned Cuban visual artist Michel Mirabal Martínez, who was present at the event.

In his welcome remarks, the Cuban Ambassador, Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz, introduced Mirabal and recalled activities carried out this year commemorating the first eight decades of bilateral ties.

By Mercy Ramos

The Canadian market is advancing, recovering, and has been growing in recent months. It is a very loyal market, but with loyal markets, as with all our clients, we must provide the quality they expect, and I believe that is the result achieved, stated Cuba’s Minister of Tourism, Juan Carlos García Granda.

On the second and final day of work in Ottawa, the delegation headed by the First Vice President of Cuba's National Institute of Sports, Physical Education, and Recreation (INDER), Raúl Fornés Valenciano, held a fruitful and relaxed exchange at the headquarters of the Cuban Embassy in Canada, with the staunch friend Bill Ryan. The meeting was conducive to exploring ways to strengthen cooperation with Cuba and to once again convey admiration and gratitude to Bill for so many years of faithful friendship with the Cuban people.

On their second day of work in Quebec, the First Vice President of Cuba's National Institute of Sports, Physical Education, and Recreation (INDER), Raúl Fornés Valenciano, and the accompanying delegation, paid tribute to National Hero José Martí, at the bust located, along with monuments of other regional heroes, in the Latin America Park of this city.

Subsequently, they held a pleasant meeting with Maxime Lamarche, Managing Director of Baseball Quebec, and other directors of associations related to that sport. The mutual interest in exchange projects was confirmed.