Cuban Ambassador meets with Presidential Spokesperson at the Embassy
Islamabad, September 1, 2026.- The Cuban Ambassador, Damián Cordero, received Mr. Murtaza Solangi, spokesperson for Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and a member of the presidential secretariat, at the embassy.
The Cuban Ambassador expressed his gratitude to the senior Pakistani official for the visit. Mr. Solangi noted that it was an honor to visit the embassy, adding that the Cuban people were the first to arrive and the last to leave during the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan.
Held in a cordial and respectful atmosphere, the meeting focused on reviewing issues of mutual interest and ways to promote bilateral relations across all sectors. During the discussion, the Cuban Ambassador briefed the presidential spokesperson on the difficult situation facing Cuba—resulting from the escalation of the US government's multidimensional blockade, coupled with an energy blockade and military threats.
In turn, the presidential spokesperson expressed his appreciation for the update and, as a political analyst, presented the Cuban Ambassador with a book he recently authored.
t the end of the visit, the Pakistani presidential spokesperson toured the photo exhibition recently on display at the embassy commemorating the centenary of Commander in Chief Fidel Castro. He also viewed the medical donations that Pakistani doctors trained in Cuba have begun organizing to send to the island, a gesture he highly praised.
(Cubaminrex-EmbaCuba Pakistan)
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