The signs of affection and gratitude of the Mozambican people towards Cuba were palpable.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel met with collaborators in Mozambique, representatives of solidarity movements, and Cuban residents here on Saturday.

Maputo.- At a meeting marked by feelings of love for Cuba, the president learned about the work of the more than 360 Cuban professionals who are serving here, mainly in the healthcare sector.

Díaz-Canel paid an official visit to Mozambique, where he arrived on Friday, as part of which he held official talks with his counterpart, Filipe Jacinto Nyusi.

He was welcomed at the Assembly of the Republic, where he expressed his desire to strengthen ties between the two countries’ parliaments and thanked the Mozambican legislature for accompanying the global call for the lifting of the United States economic blockade against Cuba.

After the meeting, Díaz-Canel went to the Heroes’ Square, in the city of Maputo, where he laid a wreath on behalf of the Cuban people in homage to those who led the independence process in Mozambique and the construction of the new country after the liberation was achieved.

Later, he visited the Marcelino dos Santos clinic, a center that recalls one of the founders of the Mozambique Liberation Front (Frelimo), and where both countries carry out a project for specialized care for people with diabetes, which will soon begin to provide services.

Accompanied by President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, the Cuban head of State learned that several of the experts who will work there are Cuban collaborators and others were trained in Cuba.

There, experiences from Cuba’s National Healthcare System associated with the treatment of diabetes will be put into practice, including the use of the Cuban drug Herberprot-P, which is used to treat diabetic foot ulcers.

PRESIDENT DÍAZ-CANEL’S AFRICAN TOUR MARKS WEEK IN CUBA

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel's tour of several African countries, which reached its final destination in Namibia on Saturday, marked Cuba's news agenda this week.

The head of State visited Angola, Mozambique, and South Africa, where he participated in his capacity of pro tempore president of the G77 group plus China in the 15th BRICS Summit and the BRICS Plus Dialogue segment.

On the occasion, Díaz-Canel recalled how the real transformation of the current international financial architecture, which he described as deeply unfair, anachronistic, and dysfunctional, is a historic claim from both the G77 and the BRICS.

We firmly believe in the power of unity in diversity and that it is time to act united in defense of historic claims that have multiplied the problems in our nations today because they were not addressed in time, he added.

In the context of the event, the Cuban President met with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, with whom he highlighted the excellent state of relations between the two countries.

As part of his tour of the African continent, Díaz-Canel held official talks with his counterparts from Angola, João Lourenço, and from Mozambique, Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, with whom he highlighted the historic ties between the two countries and ratified the will to strengthen them.

During his stay in Angola, Díaz-Canel met with representatives of the Cuban solidarity movement, the staff from the Cuban Embassy in Luanda, and Cuban residents in Angola.

He also attended a solemn session called by the National Assembly and visited the Agostinho Neto Memorial, where he paid tribute to the first Angolan president.

In addition, agreements were signed in such fields as the regulation of medicines and medical equipment, tourism, and the link between the special development zones Mariel and Luanda-Bengo.

In Mozambique, the Cuban President learned about the work of more than 360 Cuban professionals who serve here, mainly in the healthcare sector.

Díaz-Canel was received at the Assembly of the Republic, where he expressed his desire to strengthen ties between the two countries’ parliaments and thanked the Mozambican legislature for accompanying the global call for the lifting of the United States economic blockade against Cuba.

In a message on his X account, formerly known as Twitter, the President thanked Mozambique for the expressions of solidarity and stated that he was saying goodbye with the commitment to remain united by the brotherhood bequeathed by the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro. , and the first Mozambican President, Samora Machel. (PL)