Exhibition of Cuban artists in Rotterdam.
Rotterdam, September 8, 2023. Exhibition "The Cuban Connection" of Cuban artists at the Atelier Herenplaats, in the city of Rotterdam.
Representatives of the Cuban Embassy in the Netherlands visited the gallery where plastic works of Cuban creators, exponents of Art Brut, of great talent and artistic sensitivity, were exhibited.
These artists create in response to a strong intrinsic motivation and often work with unconventional materials and techniques.
The exchange served to promote the work of these Cuban artists.
Concert of Cuban and Argentine Music in Haarlem.
Haarlem, September 6, 2023. Our Embassy once again had the pleasure of accompanying Coro Cantoro and its interpretations of traditional Cuban music, this time in the city of Haarlem. Composed of Dutch amateur artists, Coro Cantoro demonstrates how universal the culture of the Greater Antilles is, and how it can be represented by artists from the most diverse geographies.
Two Argentine musicians also participated in the entertaining show, demonstrating with piano, voice and accordion why Tango is Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
Cuba is facing human trafficking operations for military recruitment purposes.
Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Cuba is facing human trafficking operations for military recruitment purposes.
The Ministry of the Interior has detected and is working to neutralize and dismantle a human trafficking network operating from Russia to incorporate Cuban citizens living there, and even some from Cuba, into the military forces participating in military operations in Ukraine. Attempts of this nature have been neutralized and criminal proceedings have been initiated against persons involved in these activities.
Visit of the Cuba Juntos project to the headquarters of the Cuban Embassy in the Netherlands
The Hague, September 5, 2023. Representatives of the "Cuba Juntos" project, made up of Dutch family doctors and nurses, together with students and professors from the Leiden University Medical Center, visited the headquarters of the Cuban Embassy in Netherlands.
During the visit, they received a lecture on the Cuban Health System, as a prelude to the academic exchange program they are developing with the Cuban National School of Public Health, which takes them to visit Cuban medical offices, polyclinics and health centers such as the Diabetic Center.
Visit of renowned Cuban scientist David Fernández Rivas
The Hague, August 24, 2023. The Cuban resident David Fernandez Rivas, a prestigious scientist recognized in the Netherlands, from the University of Twente, paid a courtesy visit to the Cuban Embassy.
David was the 2021 winner of the Prince Friso Engineering Award "Engineer of the Year", a Dutch award given annually by the Royal Institute of Engineers (KIVI) to an engineer who distinguishes himself for his expertise, innovative capacity, social impact and entrepreneurial spirit.