February 2, 2023

Distinguished Ministers of Education,

Dear guests,

I greatly value your participation in this event of the South, to exchange views on challenges in matters of education of great importance for the developing world.

It is a high honor for Cuba, in our capacity as Chair of the G-77 + China in 2023, to have hosted this congress and provided a platform for exchange between our countries, more necessary today than ever.

The Ambassador of Cuba in Mongolia, Jorge Ferrer, toured the National News Agency of Mongolia MONTSAME and met with the new director general, Mrs. Sodontogos Erdenetsogt. Also present were the deputy chief and editor-in-chief Ms. Nasanjargal Sambuunyam and other directors and journalists.

The Cuban diplomat delivered to the Director General of MONTSAME a message from the president of the Latin American Press Agency S.A. (Prensa Latina), Sr. Luis Enrique González.

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of relations between Cuba and Bangladesh, several forces and organizations of the latter country reaffirmed their position of solidarity and friendship towards the Cuban Revolution during meetings held with Cuban Ambassador Alejandro Simancas Marin.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel today condemned the millions of dollars in economic losses suffered by his country as a result of the blockade imposed by the United States more than 60 years ago.

Through his Twitter account, the president cited the most recent report on the effects of the economic, commercial and financial siege on the Caribbean nation, which states that "the accumulated damages in 60 years amount to 144 billion 413.4 million dollars."

"The suffering of the Cuban people cannot be quantified," the president said.

The blockade of Cuba limits its ability to share its scientific and technological advances with the rest of the world.

Nicosia, February 2, 2023. - Today, the Ambassador of Cuba, Angel Gustavo Suarez Cordero received at the diplomatic headquarters, the President of the Cyprus Friends of Cinema Society, Yiannis Xenophontos.

The Cuban ambassador in Mongolia, Jorge Ferrer, met with Mr. O.Batnairamdal, recently elected Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the ruling Mongolian People's Party (MPP).

The Cuban diplomat handed over a congratulatory letter from the Head of the Department of International Relations of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), Emilio Lozada, for for his election as Party Secretary.

Cuba's Ministry of Energy and Mines informed today through social networks about the arrival in Havana Bay of a new Turkish floating power plant of 240 megawatts (MW), to support the generation of electricity in the country. 

Canberra, 2 February, 2023. H.E. David Hurley, Governor-General of Australia, received the Cuban Ambassador, Ariel Lorenzo Rodriguez, who will soon be completing his diplomatic mission in this country.

The meeting took place in a cordial and respectful atmosphere, which favored the exchange of views on the main issues of the bilateral agenda and the potential for continued cooperation in various fields.

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