The Minister of Sports and Youth of Turkmenistan, Dayanch Gulgeldiyev Yaganovich, met with the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba, Alfredo Nieves Portuondo, with the aim of promoting collaboration in sports.

The Turkmen official considered that the sports exchange between the two countries is one of the areas that have the best conditions to develop bilateral relations between Havana and Ashgabad.

For his part, the diplomat stressed that sport can become a bridge between nations.

The Cuban ambassador in Turkmenistan, Alfredo Nieves Portuondo, and the head of the National Tourism Agency of this nation, Serdar Cholukov, analyzed the cooperation in the tourist sphere between both countries.

The ambassador detailed the current situation and perspectives of the development of tourism in Cuba and the measures adopted by the island's government to strengthen this sector.

Cuba & China: distant geographically, close in ideas

november 8, 2018 10:11:19

BEIJING, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA .-The Cuban and Chinese people know well the meaning of the friendship and mutual respect they have shared for years. Thus it was no surprise to hear Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez say that he felt “at home” here.

With the arrival of six new Cuban health specialists, the medical presence of the Caribbean Island in Ghana was reinforced.

The Cuban doctors were received at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra by the Cuban Ambassador, Pedro L. Despaigne González; the Head of the Cuban Medical Mission in the country, Dr. Ana Lubín García and the Coordinator of the Collaboration with Cuba in the Ministry of Health of Ghana, Mr. Hafez Adam Taher.

Currently, the Cuban Medical Brigade in the country has 20 members, and must be increased in the near future.

Port of Spain, November 8.- The President of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago, Honorable Christine Kangaloo, received a delegation from the National Assembly of Cuba, chaired by the Member of Parliament, at the headquarters of said institution today and the President of the Friendship with the Caribbean group of the Cuban legislature, Dr. José Rubiera Torres. The Cuban deputy was accompanied by Cuban Ambassador Guillermo Vázquez Moreno and officials from the Department of International Relations of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba (NAPPC) and the Cuban diplomatic mission.

Kingston, Jamaica, 8th November, 2018.- Director for Consular Affairs and Cuban Residents Abroad at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, held a fraternal meeting with a representation of Cuban residents in Jamaica and members of the Association "Antonio Maceo", the Embassy of Cuba in Kingston.

The Hague, 7 November 2018.  The Ambassador of Cuba in the Kingdom of The Netherlands H.E. Mrs Soraya Álvarez Núñez held a cordial meeting with the founder of the Holanda Pro Cuba Project, Willem VeldhovenLa Embajadora de Cuba en el Reino de los Países Bajos S.E. Sra. Soraya Alvarez Núñez sostuvo un cordial encuentro con el fundador del proyecto Holanda Pro Cuba, Guillermo Veldhoven, who has been developing a beautiful solidarity work for over 20 years in our country.

The Hague, 7 November 2018. A delegation from the Embasy of Cuba in the Kingdom of The Netherlands, headed by Her Excellency Ambassador Soraya Elena Álvarez Núñez, visited the headquarters of the Cervantes Institute in the Dutch city of Utrecht. The visit was part of the program of activities to celebrate Cuban Culture Day.

The Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba in Turkmenistan, Alfredo Nieves Portuondo, held a meeting with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of this Central Asian nation, Berdiniyaz Matiyev.

During the meeting, the ambassador and the deputy minister ratified the good relationship between Turkmenistan and Cuba.

The meeting between both officials showed the interest of both governments in promoting the Havana - Ashgabat relationship and invigorating all areas of cooperation.

The Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba in Turkmenistan, Alfredo Nieves Portuondo, offered during his working visit to this Central Asian nation, his first journalistic interview.

During the interview, which was filmed at the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry and issued by the Altyn Asyr Canal, the Cuban diplomat referred to bilateral relations and future collaborations between the two nations.