HE. Mohamed Al Shamsi and Mr. Sultan Al Shamsi, Director of Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the UAE and his Adviser, respectively, received Jorge León Cruz, head of the Cuban mission and María Victoria Bejerano Garcia, financial adviser , and discussed different issues and procedures to proceed with the opening of the Embassy of Cuba in Abu Dhabi, which begins a new stage in the development of bilateral relations between Cuba and the United Arab Emirates.

Ulan Bator, October 4, 2018.- As a culmination of her two weeks of work in Ulan Bator, Dr. Yanisbel Ortiz Peña, Specialist of 1st Degree in Angiology and Vascular Surgery of the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB), was invited by Dr. Baldorj Ochirkhuyag, Vice President of Cooperation, Research and Innovation, of the National University of Mongolia, to visit the Faculty of Microbiology of that university. During the visit, she was able to share her experiences of working in Mongolia with the teachers and students.

First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba meets with Vicetitular of the State Duma

New York, October 4, 2018.In her statement at the debate on Item 110: Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, and Item 111: International Drug Control, from the agenda of the Third Committee of the UN, the Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, Ambassador Anayansi Rodríguez Camejo, recognized the role played by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime as the center of discussions on these issues.

Namibia, October 4th, 2018- In the framework of the Second Land Conference held in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, the Cuban expert on agrarian issues, Msc. Eddy Soca Baldoquín held a pleasant meeting with President Hage Geingob.

Addis Ababa, September 29, 2018.  The Cuban working in Ethiopia under governmental agreements hold meetings to discuss the Draft Constitution of the Republic of Cuba.  The officials of the Embassy, the health and education cooperants made more that 100 proposals of changes to the text, as well as expressed their considerations on the ways the State, the Government and the legal system shall work in Cuba.

NEW YORK, October 2nd, 2018. Cuba participated today in the debate on Item 28: Social development; a) Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly; and b) Social development, including questions relating to the world social situation and to youth, ageing, disabled persons and the family, from the agenda of the United Nations.

During the opening ceremony of the State of Tourism Industry Conference SOTIC 2018, the Minister of Tourism and Aviation of The Bahamas, the Honorable Dionisio D'Aguilar, exchanged with the Ambassador of Cuba to The Bahamas, Ismara M. Vargas Walter. Both parties ratified the interest in developing tourism multi-destination programs, taking into account the attractions offered by the two nations.

Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Ana Teresita González returned to the island after a tour that took her to several countries in Europe and Central Asia, where she spoke with local authorities and solidarity groups.
"I completed a tour of Europe and Central Asia. The commitment to deepen ties between Cuba and the countries visited is ratified, "the diplomat wrote in her account of the social network Twitter, during her return trip to the largest of the Antilles.

The Secretary General of the Danish United Nations Association, Torleif Jonasson, received today a courtesy visit of the Ambassador of Cuba in Denmark, Yiliam Gómez Sardiñas. During the meeting both discussed, among other topics, the impact of the US blockade against Cuba and the significant damages it has caused to the Cuban people for almost six decades.