Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel held a fruitful exchange today with the President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Dennis Francis, on an official visit to the country until June 29, Prensa Latina reports.
On social media X, the Cuban president highlighted that during the meeting he thanked Francis for his recognition of Cuba’s performance and commitment to finding solutions to the challenges of the nations of the South, during the island’s presidency of the Group of 77 and China.
“We agree on the dissimilar challenges imposed by the current international scenario and the need to strengthen multilateralism and the UNGA, as the most democratic body of the United Nations system,” said the Cuban head of state.
This day, Francis was received by Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez and also paid tribute to the National Hero José Martí, in the Plaza de la Revolución.
He also gave the keynote lecture “Cuba and Multilateralism: Opportunities and Challenges” in the Aula Magna of the University of Havana.
In his speech, he highlighted the role of the Caribbean nation in defending multilateralism, peace, respect for sovereignty, equality and the country’s efforts to guarantee the rights of children and women, and improve the quality of health and education.
Prior to the dissertation, Dennis Francis received the 295th Anniversary Plaque from the House of Higher Studies, in recognition of his services “to the cause of understanding people in an environment of peace.”
Likewise, they gave him a woodcut by the painter and engraver Lesbia Vent Dumois, National Prize for Plastic Arts (2019), inspired by a poem from the book West Indies, Ltd., written by Nicolás Guillén, National Poet of the Caribbean nation.
