Madrid/The official visit to Cuba of the current president of the UN General Assembly, Dennis Francis, shows that the Island has an indisputable ally in the organization. “Cuba is a country of great importance, not only for the Caribbean, but for the world,” said Francis in one of his public interventions, where he also described Cubans as “great people.”
Through his official account, the diplomat, a native of Trinidad and Tobago, https://twitter.com/UN_PGA/status/1806850350785151010: “As a founding member of the United Nations, Cuba has always advocated for building a better, inclusive and equal world. A world in which there is peace, prosperity, progress and sustainability for all. As we strive to achieve these goals, I thank Cuba for its vision and leadership and look forward to future collaboration towards our shared objectives.” Francis did not say, however, that the Island entered the UN under the presidency of Ramón Grau, in 1945, almost 14 years before the triumph of the Revolution.
Likewise, and according to the Minister of Public Health, José Ángel Portal Miranda, with whom he met this Friday, Francis highlighted his “admiration” for the “achievements” of the Island in the health field and conveyed to the doctors “a recognition for keeping high the social conquests forged in Cuba.”
The Trinidadian held a meeting with the Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez, in which he highlighted “Cuba’s commitment and contribution to multilateralism.”
For his part, Miguel Díaz-Canel, with whom the diplomat also met yesterday, described the meeting as “a fruitful exchange.” The Cuban president thanked Francis through his social networks “for his recognition of Cuba’s performance and commitment to finding solutions to the challenges of the nations of the South during our presidency of the G-77 and China.”
Earlier, the Trinidadian held a meeting with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, in which he highlighted “Cuba’s commitment and contribution to multilateralism,” according to the state agency Prensa Latina.
“In the countries of the South we know that this is the place where we are heard best and where, when we act united and together, we can make the legitimate interests of humanity and the people prevail,” Rodríguez added at the meeting.
This Friday’s day was the penultimate day of Francis’ three-day visit to the Island.
During a speech on Friday afternoon at the University of Havana, the Trinidadian highlighted that “the United Nations is in Cuba’s DNA” and that the Island has been a defender of “peace and respect for the sovereignty of all nations.” nations.”
He also appreciated that Havana responded to calls from the United Nations to send health personnel to countries like Haiti or in regions like West Africa during the Ebola crisis. However, there was not a single allusion to the reports of several UN rapporteurs who described the conditions of Cuban doctors in international missions as “forced labor.”
