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Cuban President arrives in Angola, first leg of African tour

Cuban President arrives in Angola, first leg of African tour
Photo: Presidencia de Cuba

August 21|

The president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz- Canel Bermúdez arrived this Sunday in Angola, as part of his tour of several African countries, including Mozambique, as well as his participation in the Brics Summit in South Africa.

“Fraternal welcome we received upon our arrival in Luanda. Cuba and Angola are united by indestructible ties of blood, solidarity and brotherhood,” the Cuban president said on his Twitter account.

In this sense, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez pointed out that both peoples “are guided by the imperishable legacy of our historic leaders: Dr. Agostinho Neto and Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz”.

In Díaz-Canel’s first visit to Angola as Cuban president, the head of state was received by Angolan Foreign Minister Téte Antonio, the Cuban ambassador to the African territory, Esther Armenteros, as well as other local authorities.

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The Cuban presidency informed that the delegation is also integrated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla; the Minister of Public Health, José Angel Portal Miranda; the head of the Department of International Relations of the Central Committee of the Party, Emilio Lozada García; the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, Ana Teresita González Fraga; among other officials.

Meanwhile, the same site said that the visit responds to an invitation of the Angolan president, João Lourenço, which will last until August 22 where the Cuban head of state will dialogue with the highest authorities of the country, as well as members of the Cuban delegation that provide services in Angola.

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“Unforeseen severe winter conditions at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (Georgia) caused the closure of all five runways for more than two hours on Friday morning,” the airline said. Delta canceled about 1,100 flights across its network on Friday due to the “freezing rain that fell throughout the day and early afternoon, leading to diversions.”

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