Declaration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba

Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez thanked the Spanish people for its solidarity and support as well as their government´s rejection of the US blockade of Cuba. 

At a press conference in Madrid, Rodriguez, who is on a two-day visit, described as friendly and useful the meetings he held in the first day with Spanish authorities. 

Minister Rodriguez was received by the King of Spain, Felipe VI, the President Mariano Rajoy and the President of the Parliament Ana Pastor, and later met with his Spanish counterpart Alfonso Dastis Quecedo. 

New Delhi, April 16, 2017. Mr. Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister of the State of Kerala, welcomed the Cuban ambassador to India, Oscar Martínez Cordovés, in view of the historical ties that have existed between our country and that state which is actually led by a Left government.

The meeting,that took place in a fraternal atmosphere, was conducive to examining issues on the bilateral agenda regarding the potential for the development of economic ties and the cooperation in general.

The Agreement on Visa Waiver for Holders of Diplomatic, Official and Service Passports between the Government of the Republic of Cuba and the Government of the Republic of Ghana has entered into force. The Agreement was signed in Accra on 18th October, 2013.

The Agreement facilitates the entry into their respective territories of citizens of both countries who are holders of valid Diplomatic, Official and Service Passports. 

Cuban Ambassador Vladimir Gonzalez Quesada held his first meeting with the Director General for Political Affairs and International Security at the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Dr. Hossein Dehghani, who has just assumed this responsibility after serving as Alternate Ambassador of the Iranian mission to United Nations.

UNITED KINGDOM, 15th April, 2017.-A fringe meeting on Cuba, convened by Cuba Solidarity Campaign (CSC) took place on the occasion of the annual conference of the biggest British teachers’ union, the National Union of Teachers (NUT).

Several speakers addressed the topic of education in Cuba.

During the event, NUT Secretary General, Kevin Courtney, reminded the attendees that despite the blockade, Cuba had made great achievements in education; an undeveloped country with a great education system.

UNITED KINGDOM, 15th April, 2017.-The VII National Meeting of Cubans Residents, an event organized by the Cubans in UK Association was held, attended by Teresita Vicente Sotolongo, Cuban Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

New Delhi, 15th April 2017. Several social, and educational organizations and trade union in India highlighted the work and legacy of the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, while condemning the blockade of the United States against the island in the framework of a visit to India by the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the People’s (ICAP) led by the prominent journalist and writer Marta Rojas, and the presence of Yexenia Calzado, an ICAP official.

At the invitation of the Embassy of Iraq and the Association of Iraqi Students at the University of Tehran, the Cuban Ambassador Vladimir Gonzalez Quesada attended the photographic exhibition "A Vision of Iraq, 100 years of history, culture and struggle”, which was inaugurated at the Faculty of Fine Arts of this high studies center.

Next April 21, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba HE Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, will make an official visit to the Hellenic Republic as part of a working tour in Europe, that includes, besides Greece , also Spain and Portugal.

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