Statement by Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, during the presentation of Draft Resolution “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”
New York, November 2, 2023.
Mr. President;
Excellencies;
Distinguished delegates;
The blockade violates the right to life, health, education and the well-being of all Cuban men and women. It is felt by our families who endure the shortage of supplies in our stores, long queues, sky-rocketing prices or devalued salaries.
Cuban Ambassador is received by the Director General of Multilateral Affairs of the Norwegian Foreign Ministry
Oslo, October 26, 2023. The Ambassador of Cuba, Maité Rivero Torres, was received at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs by Tine Morch Smith, recently appointed as Director General of Multilateral Affairs.
The meeting allowed the Ambassador to review topics of interest on the multilateral agenda and ratify the will of working together for strengthening the cooperation existing between the two countries within the framework of international organizations, particularly at the United Nations system.
The Cuban Culture Day is celebrated in Norway
Oslo, October 20, 2023. Members of the Norway-Cuba Friendship Association, fellow nationals and friends from Latin America and other countries living in this city joined the staff of the Embassy of Cuba to celebrate the Cuban Culture Day.
The ambassador, Maité Rivero Torres, explained that every October 20 Cuba celebrates its National Culture Day in memory of that day in 1868, when the people sang for the first time the notes of La Bayamesa, which became the National Anthem and marked the birth and identity of the Cuban nation.
Friends in Norway condemn the blockade against Cuba and the presence of the Island on the list of States sponsoring terrorism
Oslo, October 20, 2023. The condemnation of the blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba and the presence of the Island on the List of States that allegedly sponsor terrorism was a main component of the political-cultural event held in this city in tribute to Ernesto Che Guevara on the occasion of the 56th anniversary of his fall in combat.
Cuban Ambassador exchanges with Director of the Section for UN Policy of the Norwegian Foreign Ministry
Oslo, October 19, 2023. Meena Syed, recently appointed as the new director of the Section for UN Policy, Department for Multilateral Affairs, of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, received the Cuban ambassador, Maité Rivero Torres.
The Ambassador expressed interest in continuing the positive working relations maintained up to now with the UN Section, which have been consistent with the cooperation existing between the two countries in the multilateral arena, particularly at the United Nations.