Helsinki, January 10th, 2018. The President of the Republic of Estonia, Her Excellency Mrs. Kersti Kaljulaid, received on January 9th, in a solemn audience held at the Presidential Palace in Tallinn, the new Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba, H.E. Mr. Eduardo Lazo Pérez, who presented the Credentials that accredit him in those functions.
During the meeting, both interlocutors agreed on the importance they attach to the expansion of ties and political dialogue, both bilaterally and between the European Union and Cuba.
The Cuban diplomat, concurrent from Helsinki, used the occasion to thank the President for the vote of Estonia in favour of the resolution approved on November 1st by the General Assembly of the United Nations, on the need to put an end to the economic, financial and commercial blockade from the United States against Cuba.
During the exchange, the sympathy that Cuba arouses in the Estonian tourists who visit the island was also pointed out. (Report: Embassy of Cuba in Finland).