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Finnish company Pyramidos Oy explores business opportunities in Cuba

PO

Ambassador Beatriz Parra González had a productive exchange this Wednesday with Mr. Marko Mäki-Laurila, leader of the Finnish company Pyramidos Oy, in which important business opportunities with Cuba were discussed. The Caribbean representative explained the moment of updating of the Cuban economy, the potential of the Mariel Special Development Zone and ample conditions for producing food, topics of interest also for Finnish businessmen, according to Sami Rounas, also present at the meeting for the Finnish side.

Unjust re-inclusion of Cuba among alleged terrorist countries highlighted before Finnish authorities

MFA

The Director General of Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, HE. Mr. Mika Koskinen received the Ambassador of Cuba, Beatriz Parra González, in a meeting held at the headquarters of the Finnish Foreign Ministry. During the exchange, the parties discussed topics of organizational interest to the Cuban Embassy in Helsinki and others of importance for the ties between both countries. The Ambassador thanked HE Koskinen for the meeting and his interest in learning about the status of those affected by the impact of the two hurricanes in 2024.

“End the blockade” is heard from Finland

Carlos Alexander

As part of the actions carried out this Sunday by the international movement "Bridges of Love", from Finland, voices were raised by Cubans residing in this nation requesting the end of the blockade on Cuba. Among them, the Cuban Carlos Alexander sent a message to the US Government in which he highlights the solidarity nature of Cuba and asks for "End the Blockade!" In previous days, the Cuban Embassy in Finland has received numerous messages from the Community of Cubans residing in Finland and the Baltic countries, who oppose the unfair decision to re-include Cuba on the list of alleged sponsors of terrorism and demand the end of state sanctions against the Island.

Cubans living in Europe call Trump's decision unfair

CRE

Cubans living in Europe who are part of the Juntos X Cuba platform condemned this Thursday the decision of the American president, Donald Trump, to reinclude the island in the unilateral list of countries sponsoring terrorism, which they described as unfair. In a statement, they described as arbitrary and unfounded the measure adopted by Trump on his first day in the White House, just a week after his predecessor, Joseph Biden, announced the withdrawal of Cuba from a mechanism that, although it lacks international protection, represents a severe impact in the economic and financial spheres.

Deputy Director General for the Americas of the European External Action Service makes a working visit to Cuba

UE

The Deputy Director General for the Americas of the European External Action Service (EEAS), Pelayo Castro Zuzuárregui, held a meeting with the Director General of Bilateral Affairs of MINREX, Carlos Miguel Pereira Hernández, during his working visit to Havana. The meeting led to a broad exchange on the fourth cycle of implementation of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement between Cuba, the Union and its twenty-seven member states (ADPC), which is at a very advanced stage with concrete results in its various areas. During the meeting, the parties agreed to work on the development of a Roadmap that will contribute to the follow-up of the actions agreed in the political dialogues and the cooperation subcommittee already carried out in the current cycle.

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