ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz during a meeting with Cuban Ambassador Gabriel Tiel Capote, has underscored the importance of increasing cultural ties with Cuba.
During the meeting with Gabriel Tiel Capote, who paid a farewell call on Wednesday, Shibli emphasized cooperation in the field of culture. Shibli Faraz further said that Pakistan has a rich and diverse cultural heritage that needs to be shared with the Cuban people.
Collaboration in the areas of culture and media would help promote bilateral relations, he added. The minister said that Pakistan and Cuba enjoy cordial relations, especially thanking the ambassador for the scholarships offered in the medical field to the students of areas badly affected by the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan.
He said a large number of Pakistani students had benefitted from the scheme. He said that Cuba is a resilient nation that has made a remarkable contribution to the spheres of sports, music and medicine.
The Cuban envoy lauded the minister’s remarks regarding Cuba and its people and said that Pakistan has supported them at the diplomatic level. He emphasized the need for the implementation of various MoUs signed between Cuba and Pakistan in different fields for the mutual benefit of the people of both countries.
Both sides also discussed the measures taken by their governments to combat the COVID 19 epidemic. The minister wished the ambassador the very best in his future diplomatic engagements and hoped he would carry good memories of his stay in Pakistan.
