Kuala Lumpur, January 30- The Cuban embassy in Malaysia celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution with the presence of Deputy Minister of Labor, Mohammad Tahir on behalf of the government.

The Azertac press agency and the TV-portal Azvision.az published today two exclusive interviews offered to each media by the Ambassador of Cuba in the Republic of Azerbaijan, Alfredo Nieves Portuondo, on the occasion of the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the Triumph of the Cuban Revolution and the 166th birthday of the National Hero, José Martí.

Both media highlighted the state of diplomatic relations between Cuba and Azerbaijan, as well as the life and work of the revolutionary leaders, José Martí Pérez and Fidel Castro Ruz.

Ljubljana, 30 January 2019. The Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the Republic of Slovenia, His Excellency, Mr. Juan Antonio Fernández Palacios held a meeting with the highest authorities of this country: the President of the Republic, H.E. Mr. Borut Pahor; the Prime Minister H.E. Mr. Marjan Šarec; the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Miro Cerar; and other representatives of the State and Government, in the margins of the New Year´s reception which took place at Brdo Congress Center of Ljubljana, the capital of the European country.

The Deputy Minister of the Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs of Austria, Mr. Franz Wessig received the Cuban ministerial delegation composed of the Deputy Ministers of Foreign Trade and Investment, Ileana Núñez Mordoche; Finance and Prices, Félix Martínez Suárez; and the Central Bank of Cuba, Arnaldo Alayón Bazo.

The Deputy Minister of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance, Mr. Harald Waiglein received the ministerial delegation, composed of the Cuban Deputy Ministers of Trade and Investment, Ileana Núñez Mordoche; Finance and Prices, Félix Martínez Suárez; and the Central Bank of Cuba (BCC, by its Spanish initials), Arnaldo Alayón Bazo.

Both parties reviewed the state of bilateral economic, commercial, and financial relations and expressed their willingness to expand these ties.

Dublin, January 2019. Cuban residents and their families visit the island's pavilion and exchange with the officials of the Office of Tourism of Cuba in London and the staff of the Embassy in Dublin.

Estimates made public during the Fair indicate that 2 million Irish will travel as tourists in the course of 2019. Cuba welcomes you with its multiple tourist offers.

NIGERIA, January 28, 2019. Cuban residents in Nigeria with the members of the Diplomatic Mission in Abuja recalled Marti's ideology on the 166th anniversary of the Apostle's birth.
The notes of the National Anthem began the activity that was followed by the words of Ambassador Carlos Trejo Sosa, who recalled the essence of Marti's thought and the validity it has in our days, despite the years passed. He made reference to the preparations for the constitutional reform and of which Cubans residing in other countries were participants through their opinions.

His Excellency, Mr. Dr. Abdulhamid Alkhalifa, Director General of the OPEC Fund for International Development, dear all,

Firstly, I wish to express the cordial congratulations on the occasion of OFID´s forty-third (43rd) anniversary, at the time, I congratulate you on your appointment as Director General, wishing you every success in such a laudable function.

The Vice-president of the Council of Ministers of Cuba, Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz and His Excellency Dr. Abdulhamid Alkhalifa, Director General of the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) signed a Loan Agreement, through which a soft loan of US $ 25 million will be granted to contribute to the financing of Las Tunas province Water and Sanitation Project, Phase II".

Kingston, Jamaica, 28 January 2019. Today at 6 o'clock in the afternoon, a brief but heartfelt ceremony was held at the Cuban Embassy in Jamaica to commemorate the 166th anniversary of the birth of Cuban National Hero, José Martí.

The ceremony was chaired by Ambassador Inés Fors Fernández, and was attended by members of the State Mission of Cuba, Cubans living in Jamaica and friends from the Jamaica-Cuba solidarity movement.