FIJI and Cuba have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral engagements to advance the development priorities.
This commitment was made stronger after Fiji’s Ambassador to Cuba and the permanent representative to the United Nations in New York Dr Satyendra Prasad, presented his credentials to President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, in Cuba on Wednesday.
Dr Prasad said that Fiji would work towards organising a visit to Cuba by Fiji officials to share lessons and experiences in terms of disaster management, sports, health and other development sectors.
He expressed Fiji’s appreciation to Cuba for the annual allocation of placements for Fiji students to study a Bachelor’s Degree in Surgery and Medicine (MBBS) in Cuba given the shortage of doctors in Fiji.
There are currently 28 Fijian students studying medicine in Cuba while three Fijian students from the first batch had returned and were currently serving as interns in Fiji.
He said the establishment of the Cuban Embassy in Fiji had further strengthened Fiji-Cuba relations.
