The Iranian Minister of Health and Medical Education, Dr. Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi, visited the Residence of the Cuban Ambassador in Tehran to sign the book of condolences that will be officially open there in the next few hours, on occasion of the recent death of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz.
The Scientific Adviser of the Council of State and Vice-President of the Cuban Academy of Sciences, Dr. Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart, successfully concluded his visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran, responding to an invitation from the Vice-President for Science and Technology of the Persian nation, Dr. Sorena Sattari.
Responding to an invitation from the Director of the Spanish Language Institute "Alborz", María Purificación García Collazo, Cuban Ambassador Vladimir González Quesada gave a lecture at this studies center, located in the north-central part of Tehran.
Based on his personal experience, first as a student and then as a diplomat in the North Africa and Middle East region, the Ambassador explained to the students and teachers present at the meeting the importance of having or forging a vocation to be able of properly practicing a particular profession.
The book "Who Killed Che?" from the authors Michael Ratner and Michael Steven Smith, published in 2011 in United States, saw the light in its Farsi edition, at Rasaneh Cultural Center in Tehran. This valuable work is the result of the efforts of Cuba’s friends, Mohammad Ghorbani and Ali Aboutalebí, who translated and edited the book.
This book makes available to Iranian readers a substantial analysis and declassified documents on the operation of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to assassinate Che Guevara in 1967 in Bolivia and get away with this heinous crime.
Convoked by its Embassy in Tehran, Cuban residents in the Persian nation attended the third annual meeting held at the headquarters of the diplomatic mission.
The activity began with the singing of the national anthem, followed by the intervention of the Counselor in charge of Consular Affairs, Rebeca Fernández Núñez, who presented the program of the day and provided an update on the status and composition of the small Cuban community in Iran.
The Ambassador of Cuba, Vladimir González Quesada, was received by the Minister of Health and Medical Education, Dr. Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi, who also serves as co-president of the Cuba-Iran Intergovernmental Commission.
For the Iranian side Deputy Minister for International Affairs, Dr. Mohsen Asadi Lari, was also present at the meeting while Second Secretary of the Embassy, Norberto Escalona Carrillo participated for the Cuban side.
The diplomatic corps in Tehran were invited to visit the 9th Festival and Exhibition of Nanotechnology of Iran (Nano Iran) organized by the Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council (INIC). It is taking place from 5 to 8 October at the International Permanent Fairground. Cuba was represented by Ambassador Vladimir González Quesada.