The U.S. government allocates millions of dollars to obstruct Cuban medical cooperation
Statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
August 29, 2019 14:08:28
African Union Commission acknowledges the contribution of Cuba to Africa
Addis Ababa, June 20, 2019. On the occasion of the reception of new medical equipment to the African Union clinic, the Deputy Chairperson of the AUC, H.E. Mr. Thomas Kwesi Quartey acknowledged the contribution of Cuba to the struggle against colonialism, the preservation of the sovereignty of various contries in the continent, as well as the medical services rendered by the Cubans to Africa for many decades.
Declaration of the Revolutionary Government
Declaration of the Revolutionary Government
The Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Cuba condemns in the strongest terms the measures announced by the United States Government on 4 June 2019, further tightening the economic blockade imposed on Cuba for over 60 years, at a cost for the Cuban economy which amounted to over 134 billion dollars in 2018 at current prices, and to the figure of 933 billion dollars, taking into account the devaluation of the US dollar vis-à-vis the price of gold in the world market.
Cuba celebrates Africa Day in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, 7 June 2019. The Embassy of Cuba to Ethiopia and the African Union celebrated Africa Day 2019 with the event "Afro Cuban Soirée: from the African Diaspora to the Mother Continent". The Deputy Chairperson of the AUC, H.E. Mr. Kwesi Quartey was in attendance, as well as diplomats from Africa and other countries of the world, Ethiopians that studied in Cuba and the Cuban community.
First Vicepresiden of Cuba meet the Speaker of the House of Representatives of
Addis Ababa, 31 May 2019. The Speaker of the House of Representatives of Ethiopia, Hon. Mr. Tagese Chafo received the First Vicepresident fo Cuba, H.E. Mr. Salvador Valdés Mesa.
Both parties exchanged on the experiences on both contries, as well as on the need to reinforce the Parlamentary exchanges between Cuba and Ethiopia.