Ambassador Mrs. Beatriz Parra González had the pleasure to receive a courtesy visit of HE Mr. Javad Aghazadeh, Ambassador of Iran, to whom she convey congratulations upon his recent accreditation in Finland. Cuban diplomat took the opportunity to thanked Iran for its historic support to Cuba against the US blockade. Ambassador Parra wished HE Aghazadeh success in his new duties, assuring him Cuba's support also from Finland.
Ambassador Beatriz Parra González held a cordial meeting this Thursday with Mr. Rizah Veseli, CEO of the company "Kebab Perniö", a factory of homemade kebabs made with fresh ingredients, a pioneering industry in Finland. During the exchange, the Cuban diplomat learned about the main products produced and promoted by "Kebab Perniö", recognized nationally for the quality of its food products. Both parties discussed business opportunities in Cuba and the possibility of participating in the Havana International Fair next November, the main commercial event in the Island. Also participating in the meeting on behalf of Finland was Mr. Eugen Moldovan, Commercial and Supply Director of "Kebab Perniö".
With an official ceremony held this Monday at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the function of legalizing documents to take effect abroad and in the national territory was transferred from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Ministry of Justice. The ceremony was presided over by the head of MINJUS, Oscar Manuel Silveira Martínez, and the first vice minister of MINREX, Gerardo Peñalver Portal. This transfer is carried out with the objective of integrating all the phases of the document legalization process that is carried out by the registry entities, law firms and consultancies, and the new legalization unit that is created, in the Ministry of Justice, for this purpose. The MINREX, together with the Ministry of Justice and the Corporate Group of International Law Firms “Servicios Legales S.A”, has adopted the necessary measures to guarantee the continuity of this process without interruptions in the legalization service and complying with the established deadlines for this, with the quality and efficiency that the population requires.
During the recent edition of the "Matka 2025" tourism fair, the Cuban representation in Finland had the opportunity to share with promoters of the Cuba destination at this annual event. Passing by the stand of the Finland-Cuba Friendship Association, Ambassador Beatriz Parra learned about the different opportunities that they generate to attract the attention of the Finnish public to the Caribbean island, many of them associated with historical-cultural and solidarity projects. During this trip, the Caribbean representative also coincided with members of the community of Cuban residents in Finland. The event - in which Eddy Santos, Tourism advisor for the Nordic market based in Sweden, also participated - also allowed the Embassy to approach agencies, specialized journalists and tour operators that promote Cuba as a destination from Finland.
On 31 January 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that he communicated to the U.S. Congress the revocation of the suspension of the possibility of filing lawsuits in U.S. courts under Title III of the Helms-Burton Act. Cuba rejects these decisions energetically, firmly and categorically. It takes them as a new hostile and arrogant act, and repudiates the disrespectful and slanderous language of the State Department's communiqué, full of lies in an attempt to justify the unjustifiable. They will do much damage with their murderous and cowardly plans and measures, but they will never achieve their main objective of bringing Cuba to its knees in order to subjugate it. Cuba shall overcome!