Cairo, December 9, 2025. Students and professors from the Spanish Department at Badr University in Cairo celebrated Cuba Day with the Cuban ambassador to Cairo, Alexander Pellicer Moraga, and other embassy officials in attendance. The Cuban diplomats spoke with professors and students about the culture, history, and traditions of the Caribbean nation.
During the meeting at the university's headquarters in the capital, the Cuban ambassador reviewed his country's history and various aspects of its society, including literature and sports.
Pellicer spoke about important figures in Cuban literature, such as National Hero José Martí, poet Nicolás Guillén, and writers Alejo Carpentier and José Lezama Lima, detailing important aspects of their work.
For their part, first-year students recited verses from the poem “La Niña de Guatemala” (The Girl from Guatemala) by our national hero José Martí, while students from other years presented projects on Cuba and its traditions.
The friendly exchange highlighted the historic relations of friendship and cooperation between Cuba and Egypt, as well as the high degree of agreement on the main issues on the international agenda, including support for the Palestinian cause.
Cuba, with its rich cultural heritage and resilient spirit, and Egypt, the cradle of civilizations, have cultivated a relationship of mutual respect and exchange in areas such as education, culture, sports, and science. (Embacuba Egipto)