Cubans in New Zealand, stars at the Aotearoa Cuban Festival
Rotorua, March 9th, 2019. This weekend took place the Aotearoa Cuban Festival, at the well-known tourist city of Rotorua. Considered by many the largest community event of Cuban dance and music in New Zealand, it rendered tribute to the Cuban rhythms and their roots, showing the passion and vitality of Cuban culture.
Members of Letras Latinas visit the Embassy of Cuba to coordinate joint events for 2019
Members of the Letras Latinas library, led by its director Mirtha Álvarez, visited the Cuban embassy this morning, to have an exchange on joint projects for this year.
Both parties agreed on the excellent opportunity offered by the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba and New Zealand, to highlight the main events in bilateral links during this period.
Cuban Ambassador takes part in meeting with minister for Small Businesses
Wellington, March 5, 2019. – In the framework of a GRULAC (Latin America and Caribbean Group by its Spanish acronym) meeting with the minister for Small Businesses, Stuart Nash, the Ambassador of Cuba, Mario Alzugaray, had the opportunity to exchange on the main issues of the bilateral relation.
The Member of Parliament for the Labour Party expressed his interest in the current situation in Cuba and the incidence of small businesses in the tourism sector of the island.
Cuba and Niue explore medical cooperation opportunities
Wellington, February 22, 2019. – At a meeting held at the headquarters of the High Commission of Niue in this capital, Cuba's ambassador, Mario Alzugaray, had the opportunity to discuss with his Niuean peer new opportunities for cooperation with that Pacific nation.
Cuba and Niue established diplomatic relations in 2014 and maintain friendly links, reinforced by multiple coincidences on global issues, especially from the priority that both parties attach to environmental protection and to need to confront climate change.
Friendship Association with Cuba in Auckland express their support on the process of the constitutional reform in Cuba
Auckland, February 3rd , 2019. During a presentation given by the Ambassador of Cuba, Mr. Mario Alzugaray, in which he talked about the present situation in Cuba, members of the Friendship Society in this city expressed their interest and support to the process of constitutional reform that is taking place on the island.