28 March 2023
Minister Naledi Pandor received a courtesy call from Cuban Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Elio Rodriguez Perdomo.
South Africa-Cuba relations serve as a successful and exemplary model of South-South cooperation in the areas of health training and services, human settlements technical exchange, public works, technical assistance, cooperation on water resource management, water supply and on professional services in the field of basic education for South Africa in the Latin American region and within multilateral forums.
Cultural and historical ties, as well as shared struggles and common aspirations, create the basis for a strong bond of solidarity between Cuba and South Africa and the continent of Africa.
The past 22 years of diplomatic relations between South Africa and Cuba have been marked by robust and constructive interactions at both bilateral and multilateral levels.
In addition, Cuba has enjoyed the unequivocal » Relations between South Africa and Cuba are historic support of South Africa at the UN General Assembly, where South Africa voted in favour of a call to lift the US-imposed economic blockade against Cuba.
There are over 30 signed bilateral agreements in place between the two countries, covering vast areas of cooperation; for example, education, science and technology, agriculture, health services, housing and water, and sanitation.
Cooperation is highest in the areas of health, human settlements, and public works.
The year 2016 marks the 20th anniversary of the arrival of the first group of Cuban doctors in South Africa.
Under the auspices of the 2012 Agreement on Cooperation in the Fields of Public Health and Medical Sciences, almost 3 000 South African students are receiving medical training in Cuba.
Meanwhile, 36 Cuban engineers are working in South Africa under the auspices of the South Africa-Cuba Agreement on Cooperation in the Fields of Water Resource Management and Water Supply, signed on September 9, 2013. We in South Africa must endeavor to take forward the ideals that Castro espoused: internationalism, freedom, equality, justice, and a better and more just world
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