Havana: A new UAE diplomatic mission in Cuba was inaugurated during
an official visit to the Caribbean island by Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed
Al Nahyan, UAE Foreign Minister.
The UAE and Cuba agreed to
strengthen diplomatic ties and bilateral cooperation during the visit in
which two agreements were signed and the new UAE Embassy in Havana was
declared officially open.
“I am sure that the next few years will
witness the prosperity of our ties,” Shaikh Abdullah said in a meeting
with his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodriguez, with whom he signed an
agreement on air services between and beyond the territories of the two
nations, in order to facilitate the broadening of opportunities for
international air transport.
The inauguration, Shaikh Abdullah said, further cemented ties established by the two countries in March 2002.
The
UAE established diplomatic relations with Cuba in March 2002, in an
accord signed in Cairo.
The decision to open an embassy in the Cuban
capital was reached in a June 2014 Cabinet meeting presided over by His
Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime
Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
In May 2014, the UAE and
Cuba signed an open skies agreement to allow the airlines of both
countries to operate in each other’s territories, as well as opening the
door to new plans for flights between the two countries, the UAE
General Civil Aviation Authority reported.
During the meeting,
Rodriguez reaffirmed his government’s support for Arab peoples in their
struggle to maintain their independence and territorial integrity.
According
to official sources, the two foreign ministers concurred that the
opening of the UAE embassy is an important step forward in bilateral
ties and will permit closer follow-up of questions of mutual interest.
Shaikh
Abdullah also met Miguel Diaz Canel, the First Vice-President of the
Councils of State and Ministers. The two officials confirmed the good
state of bilateral ties and the possibilities for cooperation on the
economic, trade and financial fronts.
Rodrigo Malmierca, Cuba’s
Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, signed a credit agreement with
the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, to finance a solar energy farm that
will generate 10MW of electricity.
“We have great confidence in
Cuba’s leaders and in our capacity to carry out these kinds of
projects,” Shaikh Abdullah told the local media.
http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/government/uae-embassy-opens-in-cuba-1.1597044
Rabu, 07 Oktober 2015
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