Cuba and Belarus seek to strengthen relations on health issues – Escambray

The Belarusian delegation thanked them for the opportunity to delve into issues of mutual interest, in particular health

A delegation from the Ministry of Public Health of Belarus visited the National Capitol, the seat of the National Assembly of People’s Power (Parliament).

As reported on the Parliament’s website on Tuesday, the visitors were greeted by Dr. Cristina Luna Morales, chair of the Assembly’s Health and Sports Committee.

Representative Marta Hernandez Romero, Vice Chair of the Parliamentary Group for Friendship with the European Country, also attended the session. Yuri Valdes Balbin, deputy director of the Finlay Vaccine Institute; As well as the Deputy Minister of Health, Dr. Reynol García Morero, and the official of the Committee on International Relations of the Cuban Legislature, Pedro Pozo.

Luna Morales thanked the visitors for their interest in supporting the fraternal exchange and gave a detailed explanation of the characteristics of our National Council, the main tasks that characterized the current ninth legislature and the work that the Health and Sports Authority had done in particular. During the prevention and response to the COVID-19 epidemic.

For her part, Marta Hernandez Romero affirmed that both legislative bodies have the ability to strengthen bilateral relations, and from the parliamentary role, they can support agreements between the two governments in various fields.

Yuri Valdés Balbin expressed his pride and commitment to representing health, science and education workers in the National Assembly and even in the Council of State.

The Belarusian delegation thanked them for the opportunity to delve into issues of mutual interest, in particular health.

“We have made great achievements with the registration of Cuban vaccines in my country, and we feel that we are on a new level of relations,” the visitors said in their interventions.

“We are convinced of the need for further cooperation in this field and would like to set up a sub-committee on health cooperation within the framework of the IGC, with a view to a more regular exchange in this area,” they concluded.