PRESS RELEASE

Geneva. 23 January 2023. The Cuban people and government keep alive, fondly and respectfully, the memory of the apostolic visit of the Supreme Pontiff John Paul II to our country. 

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of such an important event, we reiterate our sincere gratitude to His Holiness Pope Francis for his expressions of sympathy and for the kind and respectful message addressed to our noble people.

The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Samdech Hun Sen, predicted that the bilateral effort to increase relations between Cuba and his country in various spheres today has a promising future. According to the assessment of the Cambodian head of government, expressed in a greeting message regarding the 64th anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution, the year 2022 marked a milestone in the ties of friendship between both nations.

Lebanon's Minister of Education and Higher Education, Abbas Halabi, receives the Cuban head of mission.

The Minister of Education and Higher Education of Lebanon, Abbas Halabi, received Ambassador Jorge León Cruz, Chargé d'Affaires a.i., who delivered a letter of invitation from the Minister of Education of the Republic of Cuba, Ena Elsa Velázquez Cobiella, to participate in the Meeting of Ministers of Education of the Group of 77 + China.

The local press in Qatar published several press dispatches reporting on the meeting of representatives of both countries at the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

In this regard, media outlets such as the Qatar News Agency and ASIANTELEGRAPH QATAR reported that Qatar Chamber First Vice-Chairman Mohamed bin Ahmed bin Twar Al-Kuwary met recently with Eng. Antonio Rodriguez Rodriguez, President of the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources of the Republic of Cuba and accompanying members of the Cuban delegation.

Havana, January 21, 2023.- Authorities of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and the Government paid today at the Calzada y K Funeral Home, in this capital, a heartfelt tribute to José Miguel Miyar Barrueco (Chomy), who passed away this Friday at the age of 90.

The Minister of Justice of Cuba, Oscar Silvera, met this Wednesday here with ambassadors of the countries of the European Union (EU) to give continuity to the bilateral political dialogue.
Silvera said on Twitter that the meeting is part of the Cuba-EU Political Dialogue Agreement, implemented since 2017 and which constitutes the governing instrument of bilateral relations. According to the cited source, the meeting was characterized by a sincere, open, respectful, and profitable conversation, with the participation of deputy ministers and general directors of the Ministry of Justice.

Port Spain, January 21th, 2023. This afternoon, another 36 health collaborators arrived in Trinidad and Tobago who will join the Cuban medical brigade that serves in this sister Caribbean country.

Upon arrival at the airport they were received by the Director of Cooperation of the Ministry of Health of Trinidad and Tobago, Anita Sohan and the Ambassador of Cuba on the island, Tania Diego Olite.

The head of state stressed that Havana assumes this responsibility with the will to work on the common objectives of the countries that make up this bloc of political agreement, the largest in the United Nations.

This is the first time Cuba will chair this negotiating group, and among the purposes is to promote the objectives of the 2030 Agenda and foster international solidarity and cooperation in the postpandemic context.

We bid farewell at the Cuban Embassy to the Seychellois student Suaad Nadir Elnnaeem, who will soon travel to our country to study medicine, through the scholarship program developed by the Cuban government since the early years of the Revolution.

This solidarity collaboration is an example of what can be done by a nation poor in economic resources, but rich in human capital and with the necessary political will to help other peoples.

We wish Suaad every success and trust that when he concludes his studies he will be able to contribute to the health system of Seychelles.