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New York, July 18th, 2023.- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Planning, Alejandro Gil Fernández, who leads his country delegation to the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, was welcomed by Secretary General of United Nations, Antonio Guterres, at the headquarter of this multilateral organization.

During the meeting, the Secretary General praised Cuba´s cooperation with the System of United Nations and highlighted the work carried out as Chair of the Group of 77 and China. 

Mr. President; We would like to express our recognition for the work carried out by the Cooperative Republic of Guyana as President of the Group of 77 plus China and congratulate the Republic of Guinea for its election as the next President of the Group, while reassuring Cuba’s support to its work. The world is facing one of the worst crises of the last one hundred years, exacerbated by the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic recession it has caused and the worsening of the already existing profound inequalities.

New York, 21 July 2020. The United Nations Security Council virtually discussed on wednesday the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.

Unofficial translation Havana, 26 June 2020 “62nd Year of the Revolution”  H.E. Mr. Antonio Gutérres Secretary General of the United Nations New York  Your Excellency, Seventy five years after the Member States of this Organization signed the Charter of the United Nations, the strict compliance with its principles and purposes, International Law, and the preservation of multilateralism, gains more significance than ever.