The historic bonds between Cuba and the United Republic of Tanzania were assessed on Monday during a meeting between the president of that country of East Africa, Jakaya M. Kikwete, and Cuba’s ambassador to that nation, Ernesto Gomez, who will soon conclude his mission there.
Kikwete acknowledged the excellent state of bilateral relations and especially thanked the Caribbean island for its help in the spheres of health, education and the training of human resources, as informed by the Cuban embassy from Dar es Salaam, one of the main Tanzanian cities.
He reaffirmed the willingness of this people to continue supporting the cause of the Caribbean nation at international forums, particularly in the struggle for the lifting of the US blockade imposed on Cuba for over half a century now.
The Tanzanian head of state recalled his official visit to the island in 2009, when he went to the Sierra Maestra Mountains, the Moncada Barracks and other places of historic interest in the city of Santiago de Cuba, thus making one of his oldest dreams come true.
Gomez expressed his gratitude for the solidarity of the Tanzanian people and government, and for their solid stance against the US blockade of Cuba, which -until December- had caused an economic damage amounting to one trillion 66 billion dollars.