Kingdom of Thailand supports Caribbean recovery efforts
On 18 September 2017, the Foreign Minister of Thailand attended the High – level Meeting on Hurricane Irma co-hosted by the United Nations Secretary – General and the President of the General Assembly. The high-level meeting aimed to gain high-level political attention to the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma, secure commitment to support countries and people affected, and highlighting the need for building resilient communities to natural disasters, including those impacted by climate change.
Cuba will never accept any preconditions or impositions
Speech by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, during the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly
STATEMENT BY H.E. Mr. BRUNO RODRÍGUEZ PARRILLA, MINISTER OF
FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA, AT THE SEVENTY SECOND SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY. NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 22, 2017.
Mr. President:
Mr. Secretary General;
Allow me to reiterate to you Cuba's, support to your work at the helm of the United Nations and as a guarantor and advocate of international peace.
An aggression against US diplomats in Havana? A groundless story
By Sergio Alejandro Gómez
The unbelievable story of US diplomats that would have suffered hearing loss and other health problems during their tour of duty in Cuba, was published by the media in August last year. The first of such alleged incidents dates back to November 2016 and the last one to only a few weeks ago.
However, to date there is no credible explanation for the variety of symptoms described, and experts deny that the laws of physics could even apply in some of the hypothesis stated.
It was an unprecedented speech, aggressive, dominating, openly imperialist
Interview with Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs, by teleSUR journalist Jorge Gestoso, in United Nations headquarters, September 19, 2017, Year 59 of the Revolution
(Council of State transcript, GI translation)
Foreign Minister, Thank you for being with us.
Thank you very much.
Cuban Ambassador to Thailand welcomes the new Ambassador of Pakistan to Thailand
The new Ambassador of Pakistan in Thailand, H.E. Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, thanked the solidarity support offered by Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, on behalf of the Cuban people and government, following the earthquake of October 8th, 2005 that devastated parts of the Northwest Frontier Province and Kashmir causing more than 80 000 fatalities and more than 130 000 injured. 2 400 Cuban doctors lent their support. They were members of the internationalist contingent "Henry Reeve", then recently created by the Cuban government to help countries in a disaster situation.