Cuban Ambassador Vladimir Gonzalez Quesada was received by the new Director of the Second Department for the Americas at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Mr. Ahmad Pabarja.
In this first meeting, both sides reviewed the bilateral relations between the Island and the Persian nation in several spheres, especially in view to the celebration of the next XVI session of the Intergovernmental Commission, which will take place on 13-15 February in Havana.
New Delhi, India, February 6, 2017. The Deputy Head of Mission of our Embassy in India Marileydis D. Morales participated last February 3 in the International Session of the 10th All-India Conference of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), held in Kochi, Kerala, at the request of the DYFI and the Communist Party of India Marxist.
Cuba´s vice President of the Council of State, Salvador Valdés Mesa will pay an official visit to South Africa from January 31 to February 2, 2017, within the mutual aim of consolidating the political and economic links between the two countries. He will meet with Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, and review with South African officials the state of the bilateral cooperation and the conditions to expand it as an example of south-south cooperation.
Toronto, January 30th, 2017. The Canadian-Cuban Friendship Association in Toronto (CCFA- Toronto) organized last Saturday a traditional cultural event to celebrate the 164th anniversary of Cuba’s National Hero, José Marti. Friends of Cuba, Cuban residents abroad and members of the Consulate General shared this lovely evening.
On the last day of the African Union Summit, held in Ethiopia, Heads of State and Government of the continental organization reaffirmed their unanimous rejection of the genocidal policy against Cuba
On January 31, the 28th African Union (AU) Summit, held in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Abeba, approved a resolution demanding an end to the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba for more than half a century.