In her welcome remarks, Alvarez Núñez thanked the audience for accepting her invitation, subsequent to which she enumerated the successes and hurdles her beloved country, Cuba, faced during the course of 2016. Ambassador Soraya Alvarez Núñez also paid homage to the departed leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro.
The World Peace Council, the Cuban Movement for Peace and Sovereignty of the Peoples and the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples, with co-sponsorship of the Organization of Solidarity with the Peoples of Africa, Asia and Latin America (OSPAAAL, Spanish acronym), the Martin Luther King Jr.
The Center for Human Rights and Cultural Diversity of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) convened Heads of Mission of the Latin American countries represented in Teheran that are members of the organization, to mark the 10th anniversary of the Declaration and Plan of Action adopted in this capital, which led to the establishment of the above mentioned center.
Cuba is well represented at Women's World Chess Championship, being held in Tehran from February 10th until March 5th, by the Grand Masters Maritza Arribas and Yaniet Marrero.
In the sporting event held at Espinas Palace Hotel, one of the most modern and sumptuous facilities of its kind in the Iranian capital, the representatives of the Greatest of the Antilles will face tough rivals. However, they are willing to make every effort to play a good role in this international just.