(EFE).- The governments of Honduras and Cuba signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen bilateral relations between the two nations, an official source in Tegucigalpa reported on Monday.
The memorandum was signed on Sunday by the Honduran Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eduardo Enrique Reina, and the Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Strategic Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca, together with the Cuban ambassador in Tegucigalpa, Juan Roberto Loforte, indicated the Presidential House. it’s a statement.
“With this memorandum, we are given the opportunity to go down new paths of collaboration in science and technology, literacy programs and exchange of scholarships, among others,” said Reina.
“Cuba has a lot to teach in the field of health and public education, since there it has obtained universally recognized conquests and achievements, and I hope that this valuable heritage will be a fundamental ingredient in this new stage that is beginning,” he added.
The Honduran diplomat pointed out that the memorandum of understanding will help the peoples of Honduras and Cuba to persevere in strengthening ties of closeness and solidarity, as well as mutual understanding, the statement added.
Reina also expressed the solidarity of the Honduran government, chaired by Xiomara Castro, in the face of the economic blockade “of which the Island has been a victim”
Reina also expressed the solidarity of the Honduran government, headed by Xiomara Castro, in the face of the economic blockade “of which the Island has been a victim,” in addition to “continuing to raise its voice to condemn the interference and intervention in the self-determination of the Cuban people and in the internal affairs of Havana.
The Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Strategic Investment indicated that the signing of the memorandum “represents the rebirth and strengthening of the ties of brotherhood, solidarity and cooperation between Honduras and Cuba.”
Malmierca recalled that his country has supported the people of Honduras in areas such as health and education through medical brigades and literacy days.
“Nothing speaks of solidarity and friendship between our peoples than the presence of our Cuban doctors in Honduras,” he said.
The high-ranking Cuban official said that the health cooperation program between the two countries “was cut short by the coup” of state on June 28, 2009 against the then president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, who is now an advisor to Xiomara Castro. , his wife.
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