The Foreign Minister of Nepal, Arzu Rana Deuba, reiterated her support for the people of Cuba in their fight against the blockade imposed by the United States.

In a meeting with Cuba’s charge d’affaires in Nepal, Abel Aballe, Deuba thanked the presence of a Cuban medical brigade after the earthquake in Nepal in 2015 and the Cuban government’s medical scholarship program, from which Nepalese youths have benefited.

At the meeting, the historical ties of friendship and cooperation between both countries, which will come to their 50th anniversary on March 25th, 2025, were highlighted including the common interest in strengthening and diversifying ties.

The chargé d’affaires spoke of the current situation in Cuba, the impact of Cuba’s inclusion in the list of states that allegedly sponsor terrorism created by the United States, and the investment potential.

Aballe was received by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Sewa Lamsal, and by the Secretary General in charge of Multilateral Issues at the Foreign Ministry Amrit Bahadur Rai.

In both meetings, the will to strengthen the ties of friendship and cooperation between the two countries was expressed, and also on issues of the international agenda, cooperation and exchange in multilateral areas, within the context of the Non-Aligned Movement, the G77+China, among others.

The Kathmandu authorities recognize that trade, tourism and investment between Nepal and Cuba have remained at a very nominal level and that there are possibilities to further expand cooperation, whose volumes they described as insignificant.