CDMX, Mexico.- The Algerian Red Crescent (equivalent of the Red Cross in the Arab world) The shipment of 180 tons of food aid to Cuba began this Sunday as a gesture of solidarity, as published Infobae portal.
The president of the Red Crescent (CRA), Ibtisam Hamlaoui, specified that this aid “granted to Cuba, a country that suffers from the blockade and the persecution of hurricanes” occurs “in application of the instructions of the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune”.
Let’s remember that Tebboune announced last November that it was canceling all outstanding interest on the Cuban government’s debt and postponing its repayment “until further notice.” This “courtesy” was one of the results of the official visit of President Miguel Díaz-Canel on those dates to several of its allied countries.
The aid “expresses Algeria’s solidarity with this country that has always supported us during the National Liberation Revolution and is also part of strengthening the ties of brotherhood and friendship between the two peoples,” he added. Ibtisam Hamlaoui.
Among the food they sent today from the port of Algiers there is oil and sugar.úcar. These two basic products of the basket have presented an unstable supply in the country’s warehousess. The month is almost over and in several municipalities they have not been distributed. Currently, a bottle of oil in Cuba has come to cost a thousand pesos, more than a quarter of the average salary on the island.
Algeria and Cuba
Algeria has historically been an important partner for Cuba Y your first business partner in Africa. In previous years, the dictatorship has sent doctors to the Arab nation in exchange for barrels of oil.
After Canel’s recent visit to said nationon, the Algerian president offered a solar power plant to Cuba. Which is already operating in the paes.
Algiers and Havana have maintained close ties since the country achieved its independence in 1962. They will hold a high-level bilateral meeting in Havana in early 2023 in which a total of 150 Algerian businessmen are expected to participate, EFE reported.
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