Helsinki, December 15. The third year of direct flights between #Helsinki and #Havana of Finnair airline have started on December 9. The nonstop flights will continue until March twice a week.
Thousands of travelers get ready to visit #Cuba from Helsinki and to discover and enjoy the wonderful Caribbean island, its people, history and culture #CubaSafeDestination
The US crusade against Cuba’s international medical cooperation
Declaration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba
As was stated in the Declaration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba on August 29, 2019, the government of the United States has deployed, as from last year, an intensive and defamatory campaign against the medical cooperation offered by Cuba, which adds to the threats of sanctions against Cuban leaders and pressures exerted on recipient States to make them dispense with said cooperation.
Vilnius, December 4, 2019. A delegation from the National Assembly of the People´s Power of Cuba (ANPP), headed by the parliamentarian Andrés Castro Alegría, president of the Committee on Education, Culture, Science, Technology and Environment, completed a working program in Lithuania, which included meetings with the Parliament and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Baltic country.
Namibia, November 25th, 2019- With the presence of Ambassador Sidenio Acosta and Martha Shilyomunhu, principal of the “Fidel Castro Ruz” Elementary School, the members of the Cuban State Mission in Namibia, together with members of the Namibia -Cuba Friendship Association and "Patria" Association of Cuban Residents, paid tribute to the Commander in Chief of the Cuban Revolution three years after his physical disappearance.
Cambodians of several generations gathered to commemorate together the 500th anniversary of the foundation of Havana, a city that has welcomed students from different latitudes for decades, an expression of the solidarity vocation of the Cuban Revolution, despite the US blockade. Although many of the attendees studied in provinces such as Pinar del Río, Villa Clara or Santiago de Cuba, they retain beautiful memories of their passage through the capital of all Cubans.
Members of the Government, Cuban collaborators, representatives of the diplomatic corps and other local authorities attended the activity.
In his speech, the Prime Minister referred to the excellent state of bilateral relations between Cuba and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, highlighted the work of Cuban collaboration and the prestige gained by it among the Vincentian population.
Helsinki, November 7 2019. The international community again overwhelmingly rejected the Blockade imposed by the US against Cuba for almost 60 years:
By 187 votes in favor, 3 against and 2 abstentions, the General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA) approved on November 7 the resolution “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”. The resolution demands the immediate elimination of that illegal, extraterritorial and unfair policy.