Cuba's Diaz-Canel hosts Brazil presidential aide to revive relations

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
19 Aug 2023 09:03

The Cuban presidency cites the aide as announcing that a business mission, to include healthcare specialists, would soon arrive in Cuba to discuss "various issues, including agriculture."

Brazilian presidential aide Celso Amorim and Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel in Cuba on August 18, 2023 (Twitter/CelsoAmorim)

The office of the Cuban Presidency confirmed on Friday that President Miguel Diaz-Canel hosted Brazilian presidential aide Celso Amorim in an effort to discuss reviving political and economic bilateral relations.

The Cuban presidency took to X (formerly Twitter) to cite Amorim as saying: "The fact that I was sent with a letter to the [Cuban] President symbolizes the desire to bring Brazil closer to Cuba, to re-establish, if possible, relationships that had been very close and will continue to be so in the future".

✍| “El hecho de que @LulaOficial
me haya enviado con una carta al Presidente @DiazCanelB simboliza el deseo de reaproximar a #Brasil con #Cuba", dijo Celso Amorím a la prensa luego de su reunión con el presidente cubano.https://t.co/glxRX1IazG pic.twitter.com/KWTLi6Kv46
— Presidencia Cuba 🇨🇺 (@PresidenciaCuba) August 18, 2023

In the course of the meeting, Amorim stated that Brazil intends to establish "an exemplary relationship of a great friendship that promotes peace in the region," as cited by the presidency, adding that Amorim announced that a business mission would soon arrive in Cuba to discuss "various issues, including agriculture."

Healthcare specialists are expected to be part of the trip as well.

Sostuve grato encuentro con Celso Amorim, jefe de la Asesoría Especial del hermano presidente de #Brasil, @LulaOficial.

Ratificamos disposición de avanzar en sectores prioritarios y con oportunidades para el desarrollo de los vínculos bilaterales en beneficio de ambos pueblos. pic.twitter.com/k4WpK38j6q
— Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez (@DiazCanelB) August 18, 2023

This comes almost a month after the conclusion of the third EU-CELAC summit which hosted EU leaders alongside leaders from the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, which offered the two blocs an opportunity to strengthen their partnership, achieve "fair green and digital transitions" and "demonstrate a shared commitment to upholding the rules-based international order."

The Cuban president reaffirmed during the summit that Havana sought to strengthen the relations between the two blocs on the basis of "equality and mutual respect".

According to Cuba's parliament, "The European Parliament lacks the moral, political and legal authority to judge Cuba," adding that "this could cast doubt on the EU's objectives of seeking to re-launch its relations with Latin America and the Caribbean."