According to the website of the Cuban Foreign
Ministry (www.cubaminrex.cu), both diplomats reviewed the state of
bilateral relations, which they qualified as excellent, as well as
the Caribbean nation’s extended cooperation in different African
nations.
Girma highlighted the long history of friendship between his
homeland and Cuba, and the way in which these fraternal bonds were
sealed with the presence there of Cuban internationalists that
defended the territorial integrity of Ethiopia.
For his part, Viamontes reiterated the gratitude of
the people and Goverment of Cuba for Addis Ababa’s support of a
resolution against Washington’s almost 50-year-old economic,
financial and commercial blockade of Cuba that is overwhelmingly
approved by the UN General Assembly every year.
The moment was also opportune to talk about topics of mutual
interest and to express the desire to continue strengthening ties
between both countries.
