Cuba: Argentina sends medical supplies; Nicaragua sends food aid
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Cuba receives solidarity aid from Argentina to face Covid-19


Published: September 6, 2021


Havana, September 5 (RHC)-- Cuba received on Sunday, a flight from the Argentinian Air Force with solidarity aid consisting of 3.5 tons of medical supplies to confront the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Minister of Science, Technology, and Environment (CITMA) of the Caribbean country, Elba Rosa Pérez, and the ambassador of the South American nation in Havana, Luis Ilarregui, went to the José Martí International Airport to receive the shipment.

The shipment of masks, syringes, needles, protective masks, disposable gowns, and gloves, among other sanitary materials, was organized by the national and Buenos Aires governments.

The Argentinian Movement of Solidarity with Cuba, the Union of Cuban Residents, and the Argentinian Association of Graduates on the island also contributed.

This shipment strengthens the relations between the two countries, characterized by a two-way love, said Ambassador Ilarregui, who thanked all the institutions that made possible the arrival of the aid.

He also highlighted the moment in which it is produced, when the pandemic deepens the problems caused to the Caribbean country by the economic blockade of the United States, against which the South American nation has historically spoken out.

Quote:"Argentina has put its heart into Cuba," said the Minister of Citma, who expressed her deep gratitude to that Government and people.

"We highly appreciate these medical supplies that will contribute to the fight against Covid-19."

She specified that they would be immediately available to the health care centers.



https://www.radiohc.cu/en/noticias/nacio...e-covid-19



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Cuba thanks Nicaragua for its solidarity aid


Published: September 7, 2021


Havana, September 7 (RHC)-- President Miguel Díaz-Canel expressed Cuba's gratitude to Nicaragua for supporting the island's efforts to fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Cuban leader wrote on Twitter: "We thank the brotherly Nicaraguan people and President Daniel Ortega for the valuable solidarity cargo of food for our people, which arrived at the Mariel port on the Sandino ship. Thank you, Nicaragua, for the invariable solidarity," wrote the President.

Monday, the second donation from that Central American nation arrived at the port terminal in the western province of Artemisa, aboard the Augusto César Sandino Ship.

The new shipment included 549 tons of red beans and 28,812 gallons of vegetable oil.

The cargo left last Friday from the port of Arlen Siu, located 292 kilometers from Managua, the Nicaraguan capital.

Cuba is facing a complex epidemiological and economic situation due to the surge of the SARS CoV-2 coronavirus, the cause of Covid-19, and the unprecedented tightening of the U.S. economic, commercial, and financial blockade.

In this scenario, the solidarity of governments, organizations, friendship groups, and Cubans living abroad, and the sending of donations to collaborate in the fight against the pandemic, also increased.



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