Head of Europe Unit at Cuban MFA dialogues with Finnish authorities in Havana
The Director of Europe and Canada of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, HE Mrs. Iliana Núñez Mordoche, dialogued with the Deputy Director of the Latin American and Caribbean Unit of the Foreign Ministry Finland, HE Mr. Mikael Langstrom and with Ambassador of that country in Cuba, HE Mr. Ari Maki. During the meeting, both parts addressed issues of common interest to develop the bilateral agenda. Ambassador Maki presented this Tuesday his credentials in Havana to the First Vice President, Salvador Valdés Mesa, accompanied by the Deputy Director of Finlands MFA, HE Mr. Mikael Langstrom, and has had an intense agenda in Havana, which included other meetings with Cuban MFA authorities.
Director of Europe of MFA receives the new Ambassador of Latvia in Havana
The Director of Europe and Canada of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, HE Mrs. Iliana Núñez Mordoche received the Ambassador of Latvia in Cuba, His Excellency. Mr. Kaspars Ozolins. During the meeting, both authorities addressed issues associated with the possibilities of developing bilateral ties in areas of mutual interest. Ambassador Ozolins presented his credentials this Tuesday to the First Vice President, Salvador Valdés Mesa, and has had an intense agenda in Havana, which included other meetings with MINREX authorities.
Nearly 600 MPs from 73 countries call on the US to take Cuba off the “state-sponsor of terrorism” list
Nearly 600 parliamentarians from 73 countries across the globe have written a joint letter, coordinated and published by the Progressive International (PI), condemning Cuba’s designation by the United States as a “state-sponsor of terrorism” as “cynical, cruel, and a clear violation of international law”. In the letter, published today, Friday 20 September, the legislators call on their respective governments to “take immediate action to advocate for [the designation’s] removal.” The US state-sponsor of terrorism designation, removed in 2015 following a thorough evaluation by the Obama Administration, was reapplied to Cuba on the very last days of the Trump presidency in 2021. Countries on the US list face extreme sanctions which hinder access to medicines and foods. The three other countries with the designation by the US government are Syria, since 1979, Iran, since 1984 and North Korea, since 2017. President Joe Biden has not removed the designation, despite promising a return to the Obama-era policy.
Vice President Salvador Valdés Mesa received the Credential Letters of the new Ambassadors of Latvia and Finland
The Vice President of the Republic of Cuba, Salvador Valdés Mesa, accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, received this Wednesday His Excellency Mr. Ari Mäki, Ambassador of the Republic of Finland, and the Hon. Mr. Kaspars Ozolins, Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia, during a solemn audience at the Palace of the Revolution. At the event, the diplomats presented the Credential Letters that accredit them as Ambassadors of their respective countries to the Government of the Republic of Cuba.
Impact of blockade on Cuba is presented at Finnish Foreign Ministry
Cuban Ambassador, Mrs Beatriz Parra González, was honored to meet today with HE Mr. Lase Keissalo, director of Latin America and the Caribbean of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland. During the exchange, the Caribbean diplomat conveyed details of the effects of the blockade on cuban people and its economy. In another moment, Parra thanked Finland's historical support against this absurd policy of United States towards Cuba. The Ambassador kindly greets the recent accreditation en Havana of Finland´s new Ambassador, HE Mr. Ari Maki, concurrent from Mexico.