A Day for Cuba and its culture with wide echo in Finland
With the traditional ringing of the bell in La Demajagua, the Day of Cuban Culture will be inaugurated on October 10, which will extend until the 20th, in honor of the 120th anniversary of the birth of the prominent intellectual Alejo Carpentier and art instructors of all generations. Lizette Martínez Luzardo, Deputy Minister of Culture of Cuba, told the Cuban News Agency that the activities in the Cuban capital will begin this Thursday with the presentation of the documentary Comunidad, by Claudio Peláez Sordo, at the Yara cinema, accompanied by a show by the National Folklore Ensemble. In Finland, in cities such as Helsinki, Tampere and Rovaniemi, there will be film presentations, documentaries, dance classes and concerts, and much more.
Cuba approaches Finnish dairy company "Valio"
The Finnish dairy company "Valio" received the GRULAC Ambassadors residing in this Nordic capital. During the meeting, organized by the Cuban Embassy, current coordinator of GRULAC, the Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Olli Osara, presented the "Valio" product portfolio and its projection in the international market. On behalf of the Ambassadors, the representative of Cuba, Ms. Beatriz Parra González, thanked the authorities of the Company for the kind welcome and the information offered, aimed at generating new business in the region with "Valio", recognized as a brand of international excellence for the quality of its wide range of products.
US complicity with violent acts against Cuba is strongly rejected
The US judicial authorities have decided to release Alexander Alazo, the individual who, on April 30, 2020, stood in the middle of the street and shot 32 rounds with a machine gun against the Cuban embassy in that country, at the moment when 7 persons stayed inside the building. This action, perpetrated on a central avenue of Washington D.C., the US capital, against a diplomatic mission, with the stated purpose of causing damage, would qualify as a terrorist act in any country of the world. But that is not the case in the United States, much less when this is about a violent action against Cuba. The government of that country has all the while refused to recognize this act for what it is. At any one time did it have the intention to prosecute the perpetrator as a terrorist, despite the fact that the nature of his actions is explicitly typified in the US legislation against that scourge.
Ambassador Receives President of Estonia-Cuba Friendship Association
The Ambassador of Cuba, Beatriz Parra González, received the President of the Estonia-Cuba Association, Mrs. Piret Poldsar. During the meeting, both parts discussed issues of the historical relations of the Association with the Greater Antilles, which dates back three decades. The Cuban diplomat discussed with Poldsar information about the complex economic situation that her country is facing due to the effect of the blockade measures imposed by the United States against the Island and thanked Estonia`s friends for its support.
Israeli Aggression in the Middle East Must Stop
Cuba, while expressing its solidarity with the nations targeted by Israel, calls for peace and urges immediate negotiations toward a ceasefire to prevent a further escalation of a conflict that has already claimed tens of thousands of lives and severely worsened the humanitarian crisis to alarming levels in the region's populations. We reaffirm our commitment to justice and international law. We reiterate that peace in the Middle East can only be achieved through a comprehensive, lasting, and just solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including the establishment of a sovereign and independent Palestinian state within the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital. In addition, the full and immediate admission of Palestine as a member of the United Nations must be guaranteed without further delay.