The exchange, which took place the day before as part of the program carried out by the foreign minister during his official visit to this African country, turned into a fruitful working meeting and platform to review the excellent bilateral relations with more than 65 years, the source said.

Ghana was the first sub-Saharan African country to establish diplomatic relations with the island and since then a history of brotherhood has been built that had as started with the mutual admiration between the historic leaders of both nations, Kwame Nkrumah (Ghana) and Fidel Castro (Cuba).

According to the embassy, Ablakwa highlighted the great prestige of the Caribbean nation among Ghanaian nationals and in particular the human work of the medical brigades, in addition to highlighting the role of the island in the training of professionals in the country.

During his stay in Accra, the Cuban minister also held an exchange with a representation of health professionals serving in Ghana and with the Embassy staff at the diplomatic mission headquarters.

Rodriguez ended his visit to this country on Thursday and traveled to Senegal, the next stop on his tour of Africa, which included South Africa, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Burkina Faso.

In Accra, the Foreign Minister spoke with the Ghanaian Parliament Speaker, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, about the strengthening of relations in this area.

He was also received by the Ghanaian President, John D. Mahama, and held a meeting with representatives of solidarity movements with the island and the Association of Graduates in Cuba (Esbecan), as well as Cubans residing here.

He also paid tribute to Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972), considered the Founding Father of the Nation, at whose mausoleum he laid a wreath and then signed the Visitors’ Golden Book.

The foreign minister was accompanied by the director of Sub-Saharan Africa of the Cuban Foreign Ministry, Luis Alberto Amorós, and the ambassador of the Caribbean nation in Ghana, among other diplomats.

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