Harare, Zimbabwe.— The President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, received on Monday, at the headquarters of the Government Palace of the African nation, the member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Party, Esteban Lazo Hernández, president of the National Assembly of People's Power and of the Council of State, who has been in Harare since March 2, on an official visit.
The head of the Cuban Parliament conveyed to the Zimbabwean leader the greetings of Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution, and of the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez. He also ratified the historic ties of friendship and cooperation between Cuba and Zimbabwe.
“Our visit is part of the celebration of the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. We are proud to have been among the first countries to establish these ties with Zimbabwe. It is a propitious moment to recall the special ties established by Robert Mugabe and Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz,” Lazo Hernández stressed.
In turn, he reaffirmed the Cuban government's willingness to broaden and deepen economic, trade and cooperation relations in areas of mutual interest, and expressed his gratitude for Zimbabwe's condemnation of the blockade against Cuba.
Meanwhile, President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa valued Cuba's support in the battle for the lifting of unilateral sanctions against his country and the historic solidarity with his nation. He especially acknowledged the presence of the Cuban medical brigade and the thousands of students trained in the largest of the Antilles throughout all these years.
The Head of State “categorically rejected the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the Government of the United States against Cuba,” and demanded the exclusion of our country from the spurious list of alleged State sponsors of terrorism.
