Cuban ambassador in Helsinki dialogued with Director General of Protocol
The Director General of Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, HE. Mr. Mika Koskinen, received the Cuban Ambassador, Ms. Beatriz Parra González, in a courtesy meeting, at the headquarters of this Finnish institution. During the exchange, the Cuban diplomat shared information on the recent natural events that have hit the country, two hurricanes and earthquakes, in the midst of a complex energy crisis caused by the intensification of the United States blockade policies. The Cuban Ambassador thanked the Finnish authority for its interest in learning about these issues and its expressions of solidarity for the Cuban people as part of the recovery throughout the country.
Cuba congratulates Latvia on its Independence Day
Cuba congratulated the Republic of Latvia on the occasion of its National Holiday celebrated this November 18, in messages from President Miguel Díaz-Canel and Minister Bruno Rodríguez to their Latvian counterparts, while the Cuban Foreign Ministry shared a message of greetings to the national date. "Cuba congratulates Latvia on the occasion of its National Holiday. We ratify our willingness to continue strengthening the ties between both nations" the text added. Latvia’s National Holiday celebrates the Proclamation of Independence by the National People’s Council on November 18, 1918.
Cuba condemns and warns of indiscriminate Israeli attacks against Damascus and Beirut, even nearby its diplomatic missions in both countries
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the continued air strikes perpetrated by Israeli government forces against residential areas in Beirut and Damascus, in flagrant violation of International Law, even International Humanitarian Law. Cuba condemns, in particular, the air strike launched on November 14 by Israeli forces occupying the Syrian Golan against the residential neighborhood of Mezzeh, in Damascus, where diplomatic missions and United Nations offices accredited to Syria are located. We likewise condemn the daily Israeli attacks against the southern suburb of Beirut, near the Hazmieh neighborhood. Such attacks have occurred in areas very close to the Cuban diplomatic missions in Damascus and Beirut.
Tero and Maria and their love for Cuba from Finland
It has been a pleasure to welcome at the Cuban Embassy in Finland the renowned musicologist Tero Toivanen and the distinguished member of our community, María la O Rodríguez, who magnify the name of Cuba in Finland, for the permanent promotion of its cultural values. Ambassador Beatriz Parra and Consul Adalberto Ávila thanked them for their messages of solidarity related to the recent events that our country is facing after the impact of two hurricanes and the earthquake in the eastern part of the Island.
Finnish snowy landscapes in Cuba, a gift from Seija Ulkuniemi
The Cuban Historical Environment Museum located in Santiago de Cuba exhibits today the exhibition “It is good for the skier to ski”, a gift from the photographer Seija Ulkuniemi, from cold Finland to the hot land. Until the 18th, the photographic exhibition transports the viewer through the winter landscapes of the Lapland region in Finland, and expresses the contrasts between the light and dark that emerge from the faint incidence of the sun's rays, in the frozen forests.