Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, who is on an official visit to Mozambique, said on Friday, at a meeting with his counterpart, Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, that this is an endearing trip.
Maputo.- The Cuban head of State added that there is brotherly affection between both nations, hence, visiting Mozambique was a desire that had to be postponed in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Twitter account of the Cuban Presidency reported.
Díaz-Canel recalled that the 48th anniversary of bilateral relations, characterized by close ties of friendship and cooperation, will be commemorated on August 27.
President Nyusi, in turn, confirmed the invitation from the Cuban head of State to visit Havana and participate in the Summit of the Group of 77 plus China, a major event that will take place on September 15 and 16.
Both delegations assessed current bilateral cooperation and discussed the necessary mechanisms to deepen and strengthen relations, the website of the Mozambican Presidency noted.
Díaz-Canel arrived in this capital from South Africa, where he participated in the BRICS Summit on behalf of the G-77+China and met with Cuban solidarity groups.
During his stay in Mozambique, the president will visit the Assembly of the Republic and will lay a wreath in the Heroes’ Square in the city of Maputo.
He will also visit the Marcelino dos Santos Clinic, the Cuban Embassy here, and the Ponta Vermelha Palace.
A meeting with Cuban collaborators who work here, representatives of solidarity movements, and Cuban residents is scheduled for Saturday.
The history of cooperation between the two countries is marked by the friendship between the first Mozambican president and independence fighter, Samora Machel, and the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz, who visited the city of Beira in March 1977.
From those first moments to date, bilateral relations have been close.
Numerous Mozambicans have benefited from Cuba’s cooperation, both due to the contribution of Cuban aid workers in different fields of economic and social development, as well as the training of thousands of young Mozambicans in Cuba.
MOZAMBIQUE REAFFIRMS CONDEMNATION OF ECONOMIC BLOCKADE AGAINST CUBA
Mozambican President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi on Friday reaffirmed his country's condemnation of the economic, commercial, and financial blockade that the United States has imposed on Cuba for more than 60 years.
At official talks with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, who is hear on an official visit, Nyusi ratified his solidarity with the brotherly people of Cuba and praised their resilience in the face of these coercive measures, the website the Mozambican Presidency stated.
The world needs to coexist, the peoples need to be together to develop, and there are fundamental, important, and essential concerns that need to be solved, and these can only be resolved if there is harmony, understanding, and tolerance, the Mozambican head of State noted.
Mozambique is the home to all Cubans, Nyusi pointed out in statements to reporters, in which he thanked Cuba for its help at times as difficult as the Covid-19 pandemic, in addition to the historic cooperation in areas like health care and education.
According to the X (formerly Twitter) account of the Cuban Presidency, Nyusi favored deepening bilateral ties and getting closer in such fields as the biotechnological industry and agriculture.
“We are very happy to be finally in the Republic of Mozambique, a name we have heard practically since we were children with the special affection that has always characterized relations between our peoples,” Díaz-Canel said.
The Cuban statesman expressed gratitude for Mozambique’s unalterable support in the international arena in favor of the lifting of the United States blockade and noted that this shows the understanding of the impact of this unfair policy on the people’s standard of living. (PL)
