Acting Prime Minister of Fiji receives the Cuban Ambassador
Suva, February 22. The Acting Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji, Honorable Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, received the Cuban Ambassador to this country, José Manuel Galego Montano. In a cordial atmosphere, both interlocutors reviewed the status of the main issues on the bilateral agenda, as well as others of regional and international interest.
Declaration by the revolutionary government: 60 years since the proclamation that formalized the criminal economic blockade by the United States against Cuba
The revolutionary government condemns the continuance for over 60 years of the economic, commercial and financial sanctions formally imposed by the United States on 3rd February 1962. On that date, the then president, John F. Kennedy, issued Proclamation 3447, “Embargo on All Trade with Cuba” under Section 620(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. He thereby conferred official status on the unilateral economic hostilities already in effect against Cuba since our country’s revolutionary victory.
Ambassador of Cuba presents the Letters of Credence to the President of Fiji
Suva, January 13. Ambassador José Manuel Galego Montano, presented in a solemn ceremony, to the President of the Republic of Fiji, His Excellency Ratu Wiliame Maivalili Katonivere, the Letters of Credence that accredit him as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cuba in that Island State from the South Pacific. After inspecting the Guard of Honor and completing the formal protocol acts, both interlocutors held, in a cordial atmosphere, a fruitful exchange on bilateral ties and international politics.
President and Acting Prime Minister of Fiji received farewell call from the Cuban Ambassador
Suva, November 3. The gratitude to Cuba for its friendship and valuable contribution to the training of health professionals was reiterated by the President of the Republic of Fiji, Major General (retired) Jioji Konusi Konrote, upon receiving at the State House Ambassador Carlos Manuel Rojas Lago, who concludes his term of duty in this country. In a cordial atmosphere, both exchanged on the development of the relations between both nations.
Statement of denunciation of the International Relations Commission of the National Assembly of People's Power of the Republic of Cuba before a new maneuver by the European Parliament.
We have learned to our disgust that a small group of MEP’s servile to Washington have placed an item on the agenda of the next plenary session of the European Parliament (8 June) regarding the “Political Situation and Human Rights in Cuba”.