Cuba recognizes President Tarja Halonen at an event for the 95th Anniversary of relations with Finland
During the commemoration of the 95th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Cuba and the Republic of Finland, Ambassador Beatriz Parra González presented the former President Tarja Halonen, a prominent member of the Association Finland-Cuba and renowned international figure, recognition for his support of solidarity between both peoples, with a reproduction of the painting "El Triunfo de la Rumba" by the emblematic Cuban painter Eduardo Abela. In presence of more than a hundred attendees, the Cuban representative also highlighted the issues that have marked these nine decades of diplomatic relations, mentioning the participation of Finnish figures in the Caribbean independence efforts, the collaboration established in the scientific and academic fields, as well as the Finland's historic support for Cuba's denunciation of the United States blockade.
