Ban Ki-moon Welcomes Cuban FM
HAVANA TIMES — UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, welcomed Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla on Sunday, reported the official media on the island.
The foreign minister heads the Cuban delegation to the high-level segment of the 69th session of the UN General Assembly, which begins Wednesday.
Ban Ki-moon reiterated his gratitude for Cuba’s decision to send medical personnel to confront the epidemic of Ebola in Africa, and asked to transfer his gratitude to President Raul Castro.
During one of its sessions, the General Assembly is expected to once again overwhelmingly express its dissaproval of the 52-year unilateral United States embargo on Cuba, designed to block the island’s development as a way to hurt the Castro government and promote discontent among the Cuban population.
If the President of the United States can find the time to speak to the General Assembly, why can’t a tinpot dictator like Raul Castro make time in his schedule to make the trip to New York?