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Remarks by the Cuban Ambassador Julio César González Marchante On the Occasion Of the Presentations of Credentials As Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Cuba to the Caribbean Community
I have the honor to present to His Excellency the credentials accrediting me as Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Cuba to the Caribbean Community. His Excellency,It is a great privilege for me to represent the people and government of Cuba to the community of sister Caribbean’s nations. We remember with gratitude, 8 December , 1972, when four Caribbean nations…
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Remarks by the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque On the Occasion of the PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY JULIO CESAR GONZALEZ MARCHANTE, Plenipotentiary Representative of CUBA To the Caribbean Community Georgetown , Guyana
Excellency, it is my pleasure to receive today your Letters of Credence, accrediting you as Cuba’s Fourth Plenipotentiary Representative to the Caribbean Community. The relationship between Cuba and the Member States of the Caribbean Community is a unique one that has been forged over several decades. In fact, since the historic day of 8 December 1972, which saw the establishment…
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Remarks by the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque On the Occasion of the PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY JULIO CESAR GONZALEZ MARCHANTE, Plenipotentiary Representative of CUBA To the Caribbean Community Georgetown , Guyana
Excellency, it is my pleasure to receive today your Letters of Credence, accrediting you as Cuba’s Fourth Plenipotentiary Representative to the Caribbean Community. The relationship between Cuba and the Member States of the Caribbean Community is a unique one that has been forged over several decades. In fact, since the historic day of 8 December 1972, which saw the establishment…
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Cuba agrees to open talks with EU on new political accord
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba accepted a proposal by the European Union to open negotiations on a new political accord, saying yesterday it was willing to discuss human rights as part of discussions that would end what it considers a one-sided relationship with Europe. On Feb. 10, the EU agreed to begin negotiations with Cuba to increase trade, investment and dialogue…
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Technical cooperation and assistance from Cuba to CARICOM a shining example of South-South cooperation
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The strong technical cooperation and assistance provided by Cuba to Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is a shining example of South-South cooperation. That was one of the key points in a statement by Chair of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM and Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Honourable Kamla…
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US to drop fiber-optic cable to Cuba in 2015
MIAMI, CMC – Top United States military officials say a fiber-optic communications cable linking Florida to the US Naval base at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba will be laid in 2015. Navy Lieutenant Commander Ronald Flanders, a US Southern Command, spokesman has agreed with the two-year timetable that chief information officer at the US Secretary of Defense’s office, Ronald Bechtold, refered…
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Cuban nationals detained in Bahamian territorial waters
ASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas government Tuesday confirmed that 13 Cuban nationals had been detained by the Defence Force after they were picked up in territorial waters on Monday night. Foreign Affairs Minister Frederick Mitchell in a brief statement said that the “illegal migrants are to be transported to Nassau for processing before their return to Cuba”. He said…
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Government confirms investigation into abuse of Cuban detainees has been completed
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas government says legal proceedings against people involved in the abuse of Cuban detainees here will begin “imminently”. National Security Minister Bernard J. Nottage said that the investigations into the allegations of abuse of the Cuban detainees at the Detention Center, conducted by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF), had been completed, “and that proceedings…
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Final Declaration Fourth Meeting of Minister of Foreign Affairs of CARICOM and the Republic of Cuba
We, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of Cuba, cognisant of our common Caribbean Identity, shared values and expressed commitment towards cooperation on regional and international matters of mutual interest and concern, met on Calivigny Island, Grenada, on Friday 6th September 2013, under the joint Chairmanship of Honourable Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Minister of Foreign…
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