The Chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense of the Norwegian Parliament receives the Ambassador of Cuba
Oslo, November 9, 2022. The Cuban ambassador, Maité Rivero Torres, was received by Ine Eriksen Søreide, member of the Norwegian Parliament for the Conservative Party (Høyre) and Chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense of the Storting.
Omara Portuondo opens the Oslo World Music Festival 2022
Oslo, October 31, 2022. “You sing and one feels the voice of Cuba. Thank you for giving us that happiness”, the president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, wrote on his Twitter account on October 29, on the occasion of the 92nd birthday of Omara Portuondo.
How true those words are! It was a great pride to share with Omara and enjoy her magnificent performances at the concert that opened the Oslo World Music Festival 2022.
A delegation from the Communist Party of Norway present at the XXII International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties, held in Havana
Oslo, October 30, 2022. A delegation from the Communist Party of Norway (NKP) took part in the XXII International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties (IMCWP), held in Havana, from October 27 to 29, with the participation of 145 delegates, representing 77 parties from 60 countries.
The NKP delegation was headed by Runa Evensen, president of the Party, and was also made up of Jim Høgfeldt, leader of the Trade Union Committee, and Jardar Nikolai Pettersen, president of the Young Communist League.
Ambassador of Cuba to Norway takes part in a visit of the Diplomatic Corps to Svalbard
Oslo, October 28, 2022. Between the 11th and 13th of this month, the Cuban ambassador, Maité Rivero Torres, responded positively to an invitation sent to the Diplomatic Corps by the Secretary General of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tore Hattrem, to make a visit to the archipelago of Svalbard, located in the Arctic Ocean.
Together with her colleagues from several countries, the Cuban diplomat fulfilled a program that included meetings with Lars Fause, Governor of Svalbard, and Jøran Moen, director of the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS).
In Norway, they condemn the blockade against Cuba
Oslo, October 27, 2022. The political-cultural event held for paying tribute to Ernesto Che Guevara on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of his fall in combat, was a propitious occasion to once again denounce the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba for six decades.