The chancellors of Cuba and Spain They will hold a meeting in Madrid this Monday, which will focus on the current situation on the island.
This was confirmed to the agency EFE sources from the Spanish Foreign Ministry, according to which the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, will receive his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodríguez, tomorrow afternoon.
The head of Cuban diplomacy, who was visiting China to gather support for the energy blockade imposed by the United States, requested the interview with Albares, taking advantage of his time in the Spanish capital on his way back to his country, according to the press report.
The meeting will focus on the situation that Cuba is going through and both ministers will also address the next Ibero-American Summit, which will take place on November 4 and 5 in Madrid.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, receives his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodríguez, this Monday in Madrid to analyze the situation on the island.https://t.co/SZc7TkausK pic.twitter.com/Gmbcg8JmQL
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International journey in the midst of the crisis
Rodríguez’s visit to Spain closes a trip by the Cuban Foreign Minister to several countries, at a time when the island is going through a worsening of its economic and energy crisis.
The tour took the Cuban leader to China and Vietnam, two traditional allies of Cuba in which he gathered support for Havana amid growing pressure from the United States following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Trump’s announcement of tariffs for countries that send oil to the island.
In VietnamRodríguez met with the main leaders of the Indochinese country, including the leader of the Communist Party, To Lam, and President Luong Cuong. In China, for his part, he spoke with several officials, of which the highest-ranking was Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Furthermore, during the trip had a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.
Both Hanoi and Beijing, as well as Moscow, have publicly reiterated their support for the island amid the current tensions between Washington and Havana, and have promised to help Cuba “within their capabilities.”
