Roundtable at Palmerston North: Opportunities to strengthen relations between Cuba and New Zealand

Palmerston North, October 13th, 2018. Third secretary Saimin Fis Abad, took part in a roundtable organized by New Zealand Institute of International Affairs (NZIIA) in Palmerston North, with the presence also of the Ambassadors of Argentina, Chile and Mexico, as well as representatives of the Chamber of Commerce of Manawatu, the local City Council, Massey University and the Central Economic Development Agency.

The main goal of this roundtable was to have a conversation on the opportunities and potential of Latin America to expand trade and economic exchanges with New Zealand.

Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs in Mauritius receives the Cuban Ambassador

The Ambassador of Cuba Carmelina Ramirez was received yesterday at the Headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mauritius by the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of that country, Honorable Mahen Kumar Seeruttun. The Ambassador went on a courtesy visit to review the state of bilateral relations between the two countries.

Financial persecution, a distinctive feature of the US blockade against Cuba in recent years

Financial persecution, a distinctive feature of the US blockade against Cuba in recent years

Between April 2017 and March 2018, Cuban financial institutions continued to be subject to a policy of hostility and persecution by the United States government. The monetary-financial effects as a result of the blockade amounted to 538,300,000 dollars, to which were added, damages to the Cuban banking system from incidents reported in 128 foreign banks, between April 2017 and March 2018.

Díaz-Canel: We have struggled for 150 years and we will continue to struggle, ever onward to victory

Díaz-Canel: We have struggled for 150 years and we will continue to struggle, ever onward to victory

Speech delivered by Miguel M. Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, during the political-cultural commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the beginning of our independence struggle, in La Demajagua, Granma, October 10, 2018, Year 60 of the Revolution

october 12, 2018 15:10:00

 

Photo: Estudios Revolución

(Council of State transcript/GI translation)

Talking Points by Hon. Chet Greene, Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Farewell Ceremony for Cuban Ambassador

St. Jonh's.October 12. 2018. Talking Points for the Honourable Chet Greene, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Trade on the Occasion of the Farewell Reception for H.E. Gustavo Veliz Olivares, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Antigua and Barbuda.-His Excellency the Governor General;
Honourable Prime Minister;
Ministers of Parliament;
Members of the Diplomatic Corps;
Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
Members of the Cuban Medical Brigade;
Ladies and Gentlemen:

Cuba and Burundi examined current status and prospects for strengthening parliamentary ties.

UGANDA, October 12, 2018.- The Right Honorable Pascal Nyabenda, President of the National Assembly of Burundi, received the Cuban Ambassador Antonio Luis Pubillones Izaguirre,  on a courtesy call at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday morning. The Ambassador paid a visit to that country between 8 and 11 October.

In an atmosphere of cordiality and camaraderie, Nyabenda and Pubillones examined the current state of parliamentary ties and expressed their willingness to work together to strengthen them in the future.

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