Cuban FM Meets UNESCO´s Director General in Paris
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The Director General of the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO), Audrey Azoulay, received on Friday the Cuba´s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla.
According to diplomatic sources, during the meeting held in the Parisian headquarters of the organization, Rodriguez and Azoulay discussed the state of bilateral ties, the challenges and the future of UNESCO, and the importance of the organization´s mandate, especially on sustainable development.
Both parties 'highly valued UNESCO´s contribution to Peace, through its spheres of competence,' said a statement.
Rodriguez Parrilla concluded his stopover in Paris and his European tour with a meeting with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian in which they talked about their interest to expand the bilateral political-diplomatic dialogue and recognized the existing potential to deepen economic, commercial, investment, university, scientific-technical and cultural, and sports ties.
Rodriguez Parrilla´s tour took him initially to Brussels, where he headed the first Joint Cuba-European Union Council, together with the head of the regional bloc's diplomacy, Federica Mogherini.
Then he moved to Geneva to present the national report before the third cycle of the Universal Periodic Review of the Human Rights Council, where he described the progress on the field achieved by island. / RHC
