Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla. Photo: Cubaminrex.
Cuba’s Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez, assessed the recent tour of African countries as profitablefor the opportunity to strengthen links in different sectors.
Rodríguez visited Equatorial Guinea, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Algeria and Ethiopia (in transit) in a journey that confirmed the historical ties that bind Cuba and this continent.
During an exchange of criteria with members of the island’s missions in France and before the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at the embassy’s headquarters, he underlined the support the Caribbean nation has in Africa in its fight against the economy, the Trade and financial blockade imposed by the United States for more than 60 years, a policy tightened amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
In addition to his meetings with heads of state and counterparts, the Foreign Minister highlighted his meetings with Cuban health workers, whose work he recognizes.
The Foreign Minister also shared experiences from his participation in Vienna, Austria, in the first meeting of the States Parties to the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty, where he reaffirmed the island’s commitment to the call for nuclear disarmament.
It is a multilateral instrument that already has 65 States Parties and represents a strong political and ethical message, explained Rodríguez, who recalled Fidel Castro’s leadership in the quest for a world without lethal devices.
In a pleasant meeting with groups of @EmbaCubaFrance Y @CubaUNESCO we exchange views on current topics #Cubaabout the challenges of our foreign policy and about the incalculable damage, shortcomings and suffering that the US blockade has inflicted on Cuban families. pic.twitter.com/R9Usohogt5
— Bruno Rodríguez P (@BrunoRguezP) July 7, 2022
(With information from Prensa Latina)