Norwegian Foreign Minister Visits Cuba

¨I am the first Norwegian Foreign Minister to visit Cuba and makes me very proud¨ said Borge Brende after meeting with his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez in Havana.

The two diplomats met at the Cuban Foreign Ministry where they discussed bilateral relations and potential to improve them.

Rodriguez welcomed Brende and pointed out that this visit has great significance and marks a beginning for the two governments

The Cuban diplomat recalled the fruitful joint work carried out by the two countries in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake and said there is a will to deepen relations in other fields, like the academic and cultural ones.

Cuba and Norway established diplomatic relations in 1961