#CubaMalaysia

The Cuban Embassy in Kuala Lumpur and the Friends of Cuba Association in Malaysia (FOCA) organized an evening dedicated to Cuban Culture this Friday, May 3.
The event was attended by FOCA members, and a group of ambassadors accredited to Malaysia, as well as figures from the foreign ministry and government of this Southeast Asian country, were also invited.

The Malaysian Socialist Party (Parti Sosialis Malaysia, PSM) developed this week the Solidarity Forum with the theme Resistance and Liberation in the 21st Century.

The Cuban ambassador to Malaysia, Florentino Batista González, was invited as a speaker at this event, which took place in a hybrid manner (in-person and online).

Florentino Batista spoke about Cultural Colonization, and how the phenomenon of categorizing and labeling certain nations or situations dominates the global discourse of the major media and governments.

The Cuban ambassador to Malaysia, Florentino Batista González, met this Monday, April 22, with His Excellency Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, former Prime Minister of Malaysia and a prominent figure in the politics of the Asian country.

The Malaysian leader received the ambassador to discuss the exchange of correspondence that occurred between Dr. Tun Mahathir and the president of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez.

As part of the International Rueda de Casino Flash Mob, 19 dance couples gathered in Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia, to show their love for casino and salsa.

This Rueda de Casino took place at the National Botanical Garden of Malaysia, Perdana Botanical Garden, and was organized by dance instructors Andrew Sureshkumar and Sherilyn Foo.

Among the dancers was the Cuban ambassador to Malaysia, Florentino Batista González, who said he was very proud that one of the manifestations of popular dance in Cuba, the Rueda de Casino, has become an experience of international reach.