Cuba will participate in the 25th Ordinary Meeting of the Association of Caribbean States Ministerial Council
Havana, 18 June 2020. – On Friday, 19 June Cuba will participate in the 25th Ordinary Meeting of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) Ministerial Council, to be held online.
In the meeting there will be an exchange on actions carried out by the ACS in the field of tourism, trade, transport, prevention and mitigation of natural disasters, as well as the sustainability of the Caribbean Sea. The elections for the new Secretary-General of the Association and the new Executive Board of the Ministerial Council and Special Committees are scheduled.
(Cubaminrex)
Díaz-Canel calls for greater responsibility before first phase of recovery
Havana, June 17, 2020-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has called on the Cuban people to behave responsibly when the country, with the exception of Havana and Matanzas provinces, enters the initial phase of the first stage of post-COVID-19 recovery on Thursday.
Cuban foreign minister condemns all expressions of racism
Havana, Jun 17, 2020.- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez condemned on Wednesday all expressions of racism, racial discrimination and xenophobia.
Upon stating that the Caribbean nation joins the debates of the 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), the head of Cuban diplomacy called to fight against human rights violations because of skin color and ethnic origin.
We join our voices to the debates of #HRC43, Rodriguez posted on his Twitter account, upon explaining that we live in an increasingly unequal and complex world.
The Chancellor of Malta and the Ambassador of Cuba to that country hold a meeting by teleconference.
Rome, June 17, 2020. The concurrent Ambassador of Cuba to the Republic of Malta, José Carlos Rodríguez Ruiz, held a video conference meetingthis morning with the Maltese Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Evarist Bartolo.
During the cordial meeting, both referred to the experiences of their respective countries in the fight to COVID19, as well as the impact of the aforementioned pandemic in both countries.
Cuba receives aid donation from United Nations Development Program
Havana, June 15, 2020- The Cuban Ministry of Agriculture received a donation from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to provide protection against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The equipment is intended for workers in the agricultural sector in the central provinces of Villa Clara and Sancti Spíritus, as well as in Granma and Santiago de Cuba, in the east of the island.