Cuban Ambassador to Canada Pays First Official Visit to Québec
Quebec, February 21, 2019.- Ambassador of Cuba to Canada, H.E. Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, made her first official visit to Québec, where she was received by Québec Lieutenant Governor the Honourable Michel Doyon; the Speaker of the National Assembly of Québec Mr. François Paradis; the Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie Ms. Nadine Girault; and Mr. Pierre Fitzgibbon, Minister of Economics and Innovation.
Ambassador Vidal Ferreiro's agenda also included meetings with Ms. Paule Robitaille, MP for Bourassa-Sauvé (Liberal Party), Official Opposition Critic for International Relations and Francophonie; Mr. Pascal Bérubé, MP for Matane-Matepédia (Parti Québécois); Leader of the Second Opposition Group; Mr. Sol Zanetti, MP for Jean-Lessie (Quebec Solidaire), Leader of the Third Opposition Group; and with Mr. Rénald Bergeron, Vice-Rector for External, International and Health Affairs at the University of Laval.
Funds Raised in Toronto to Aid Tornado Victims
Toronto, February 22nd, 2019.- On Thursday night, there was a fundraising event in this city for the victims of the tornado that hit the Cuban capital on January 27.
Organized by the Association of Cuban Residents in Toronto "Juan Gualberto Gómez", the event also brought together members of solidarity groups with Cuba, among which were the Cuban-Canadian Friendship Association, the Latin American Solidarity Network and Consulate officials General of Cuba in this city.
It is imperative to halt the imperialist military adventure against Venezuela
Statement by the Revolutionary Government
The Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Cuba condemns the escalation of pressures and actions of the US government in preparation for a military adventure under the guise of a humanitarian intervention in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and calls on the international community to mobilize in order to prevent its consummation.
Between February 6 and 10 of 2019, several military transport aircraft have been flying to the Rafael Miranda Airport in Puerto Rico; the San Isidro Air Base in the Dominican Republic and other Caribbean Islands that have a strategic location, most certainly without the knowledge of the governments of those nations.
Cuban Revolution´s 60th Anniversary Celebrated in Ottawa.
Ottawa, January 30, 2019.- The Embassy of Cuba in Canada hosted the celebrations on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Cuban Revolution, attended by Canadian government officials and parliamentarians, members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to Canada, businessmen, Cuban residents in Canada and members of solidarity with Cuba groups.
In her speech before an audience of over 300 people, Cuban Ambassador Josefina Vidal Ferreiro underlined Cuba´s economic and social achievements after the triumph of the Revolution and informed of the process for the adoption a new Cuban Constitution to be approved by Referendum next February.