Havana, April 15, 2021.- The Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, chaired the Cuban delegation to the II Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Ibero-American Conference, held by videoconference. He was accompanied by the National Coordinator of Cuba, Mirta Granda Averhoff, Director of Multilateral Political Affairs of MINREX; the Head of Cooperation, Ana Teresita González Fraga, First Vice Minister of MINCEX and other directors of MINREX and MINCEX.
In his speech, the Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs congratulated the Principality of Andorra for the multiple initiatives developed in its capacity as Pro Tempore Secretariat of the Conference since 2019 and reaffirmed Cuba's support for the Dominican Republic, a country that will hold that status in the next biennium.
Rodríguez Parrilla stressed that the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States government is the greatest impediment for the Cuban people to exercise their right to development. At the same time, he highlighted the role of Ibero-American cooperation in promoting science and innovation for the benefit of the countries that make up this space.
The event preceded the XXVII Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government, which will take place on the 21st of the same month, under the slogan: "Innovation for Sustainable Development - 2030 Goal. Ibero-America Facing the Coronavirus Challenge.
The Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government is the most important event held biennially by the Ibero-American Conference, a consolidated cooperation mechanism that integrates the 22 Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries of Latin America and Europe, whose programs and projects have brought benefits to their members for more than 25 years.
(Cubaminrex)