Havana, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Díaz-Canel today received Namibian Ambassador Samuel Hendrik Goagoseb, who concludes his mission at the head of his country’s diplomatic mission in Cuba.
According to the presidential website on the social network X, the president thanked the Namibian ambassador in Havana for his contribution to the development of historic relations between the two peoples.
The Cuban Foreign Ministry noted on its official website that the Caribbean and African countries base their relations on the brotherhood and internationalist solidarity forged in the struggle against colonialism and apartheid.
He also highlighted that between 1970 and 1980 Namibian fighters from the South West Africa People’s Organization (Swapo) participated alongside Cuban troops in Angola, confronting the South African occupation.
On March 21, 1990, coinciding with Namibia’s Independence Day, diplomatic relations between the parties were formalized.
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