In a significant development to strengthen bilateral ties, India and Cuba signed a Memorandum of Understanding MoU in Havana, which includes a Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters and a Protocol on Cultural Exchange and Cooperation. The agreement was signed during a meeting between Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita and Cuba’s Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Gerardo Penalver Portal.

 

 

The MoS and Acting Cuban Foreign Minister also reviewed progress in bilateral cooperation and discussed expanding engagement in fields of interest during the meeting.

 

 

Mr. Gerardo Penalver also expressed gratitude for India’s support following the hurricanes that struck the Cuban archipelago in recent years, noting in particular the recent aid after Hurricane Melissa, which included 20 tonnes of humanitarian assistance and a mobile field hospital to provide medical care to those affected in eastern Cuba.