Cuba in Austria

Meeting Confirmed Between Cuba and US Officials

General Deputy Director of United States, Alejandro García del Toro spoke to Granma
Alejandro García del Toro, general deputy director of United States affairs at Cuba’s Foreign Ministry (MINREX) confirmed recent foreign press reports on meetings between US and Cuba’s officials in Havana.
 “It’s a thorny topic that, as we have said, we have managed discreetly,” he said.
The Cuban official confirmed that undersecretaries from the U.S. State Department met with a Cuban delegation led by a deputy minister of foreign relations.

Slovenia Welcomes the Cuban Ambassador

Vienna, March 30.—Pablo Berti Oliva, Cuba’s Ambassador to Slovenia (resident in Austria), paid a working visit to several Slovenian cities as part of the “Latin America and the Caribbean Days” event organized by the Slovenian Ministry of European and International Affairs on March 26 and 27.

An Evening of Cuban and Brazilian Jazz in the Heart of Vienna

Vienna, March 24. The performance by Cuban musician José Portillo (@portillo_y_cauce) and the Brazilian trio Glauco Sölter (@glaucosolter) captivated the Viennese audience with an unusual blend of pure Cuban and Brazilian jazz.

The concert, which included pieces by the Trio and the Cuban pianist, such as “El que fue a Mantilla,” was based on a surprising blend of Cuban and Brazilian melodies and rhythms, featuring high virtuosity and improvisation.

Cuban cinema takes center stage in Slovenia

Vienna, March 24. Cuban cinema took center stage in Ljubljana with the screening of the Cuban film “Buscando a Casal,” as part of the celebrations for World Poetry Day and the 67th anniversary of the founding of the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC).

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