NEW ZEALAND, October 9, 2018 – The Cuban 1st Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marcelino Medina González and his New Zealander counterpart Brook Barrington, highlighted this Friday to promote bilateral relations between the two countries in the context of the visit the Cuban deputy foreign minister is paying to this country.

New York, October 9TH, 2018. The US blockade against Cuba constitutes the major obstacle for the development of all the potential of the Cuban economy, including its foreign trade.

The greatest damages in this sector include foregone income from the export of goods and services, which amount to $2,475,900,000; and the need to geographically relocate Cuban trade. For this reason, the national economy has lost $867,500,000. 

October 10th.
Independence Day

We will be on holiday so our Consulate will not provide services.

Che Guevara was wounded and captured in an ambush by the Bolivian army on October 8, 1967. The next day he was executed in cold blood, on instructions from Washington. When this news was confirmed, on October 18, a solemn evening in memory of Che, in the Plaza de la Revolución de La Habana, was attended by a million people. There, Fidel Castro pronounced a sensitive speech.

NEW ZEALAND, October 8th, 2018.- New Zealand Minister of Trade and Export Growth, Hon. David Parker, hosted First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Marcelino Medina González, who made a working visit to this Pacific country as part of his tour through the region.

Both sides agreed to highlight the positive cooperation links developed in recent years, in diverse areas such as trade, agriculture, education and culture. They also referred to the updating process of the Cuban economic model and the new investment opportunities in the Caribbean island.

Kuala Lumpur, October 8 - Malaysian Deputy Foreign Minister Dato MarzukiYahya received the Cuban ambassador to Malaysia, Ibete Fernández Hernández, at the Foreign Ministry's headquarters.

Kuala Lumpur, October 8 - The Cuban Ambassador to Malaysia, Ibete Fernández Hernández, was received in audience by the Chief Minister of the of Perak, the highest political authority of the state, Dato Ahmad FaizalAzumu.

The occasion was favorable to congratulate the Chief Minister for his election in office after the general elections last May and offer a detailed explanation of Cuba's current situation, its business opportunities and Cuba's willingness to analyse possibilities of establishing business mutually advantageous.

Kuala Lumpur, October 8 - The Cuban ambassador to Malaysia, Ibete Fernández Hernández, visited the Royal College of Medicine in Perak in the company of the rector, Professor Dr Syed Rahim Syed Hamid and other authorities of the center.

During the meeting, the rector acknowledged the results of Cuba in the field of health and research and expressed interest in developing joint projects in tropical diseases and training of human resources.

Ljubljana, 8 October 2018. The Ambassador of Cuba to the Republic of Slovenia, Juan Antonio Fernández Palacios was received by the State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia, Ms. Simona Leskovar on the occasion of his visit to the capital of this European country.

Ljubljana, 8 October 2018. The Ambassador of Cuba to the Republic of Slovenia, Juan Antonio Fernández Palacios held a meeting with Mr. Matej Marn, Director-General for Common Foreign and Security Policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia, as part of his visit to the capital of this European country.

During the meeting both parties reviewed the state of the bilateral relations and the cooperation in significant themes of the multilateral agenda related to the UN field and other International Agencies.