BAKU (Azerbaijan), Feb 28 (NNN-ACN) — A Cuban delegation, headed by its Vice President, Salvador Valdes Mesa, arrived Monday in Baku, Azerbaijan, to participate in the Summit of the Contact Group of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in response to the COVID-19, on post-pandemic recovery.
According to the Cuban Presidency, the Cuban delegation will insist on the need for the countries of the South to develop joint actions to overcome the multidimensional effects of the pandemic, and will denounce the tightening of the economic, commercial and financial blockade applied by the US government during this complex stage.
The Summit will follow up on the one held on May 4, 2020 under the theme “United against COVID-19” in virtual format, where Cuba was represented by Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and president of the country.
The Presidency indicated that the Cuban delegation also included the minister of public health, Jose Angel Portal Miranda; the deputy minister of foreign affairs, Anayansi Rodriguez Camejo; Havana’s ambassador to Azerbaijan, Carlos Valdes de la Concepcion, among other directors and officials from the foreign ministry.
Salvador Valdes Mesa’s visit began at the University of Languages in Baku where he participated in fraternal meetings with its rector, and with students, professors, representatives of the Movement of Solidarity with Cuba.
On the same social media, Rodriguez Camejo said that upon his arrival, the Cuban vice president mentioned among the objectives of his visit, to share experiences and reaffirm the willingness of his country to work jointly and in solidarity from the NAM and the pro tempore presidency of the G-77 + China, in defense of the legitimate interests of the nations of the South.
Previously, in transit through Istanbul, Türkiye, Valdes Mesa exchanged by videoconference with members of the Cuban medical brigade that provides solidarity aid in that country after the devastating earthquakes earlier this month. — NNN-ACN
