Wellington, December 31. Ambassador Edgardo Valdés and Consul Dalila Vázquez ended 2022 with a meeting at our Embassy with Robert Reid, president of First Union and an active member of the solidarity movement with Cuba for many years.
They exchanged about the situation in Cuba and ways in which our friends can support us in various spheres.
They addressed other issues of the international situation, and Cuban officials thanked Reid for his intense and long career in defending the Revolution.
Dunedin, May 3. Ambassador Edgardo Valdés met with a group of friends from Cuba, active members of the solidarity movement.
He exchanged with union leaders, representatives of the Maori community in the South Island and other activists, about the international situation, the Cuban reality, and ways to strengthen relations between Cuba and New Zealand.
Blackball, May 1. The Cuban Ambassador attended the commemoration of International Labor Day in Blackball, along with the Member of Parliament for the Labor Party Angela Roberts, Union leaders and members of solidarity groups with Cuba.
It was an opportunity to share our experience and appreciate the work of the community in solving their problems.
We received numerous displays of solidarity and respect for the Cuban Revolution.
Wellington, April 30. On the occasion of a trip to the South Island to attend the commemoration of International Labor Day in Blackball, Ambassador Edgardo Valdés was invited to participate in an act of support for Cuba and rejection of the US blockade, on the deck of the ferry, organized by the Maritime Union of New Zealand.
This union approved a motion to support Cuba in its last National Assembly and has a long tradition of solidarity with the island.