Cuba advocates stronger Ibero-American cooperation

 HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 7 (ACN) At the 3rd Meeting of National Coordinators and Cooperation Officers of the Ibero-American Conference, Cuba's representative, Ambassador Rodolfo Benítez Verson, stated the need to strengthen inclusive cooperation in Ibero-America.

Benítez Verson, director general of Multilateral Affairs and International Law of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and head of the Cuban delegation to the event, called for the efficient use of available resources for South-South and Triangular Cooperation as a complement of and not a
substitute for North-South Cooperation and underscored the relevance of the actions designed by this instrument to tackle the pandemic, as well as the need to keep taking coordinated steps to ensure recovery.

The Cuban delegation welcomed the new Ibero-American Secretary-General, Andrés Allamand Zavala, to whom it reiterated its support of the common goal of strengthening the Conference as a space for cooperation and respectful political dialogue among its members.

Based in Madrid, the meeting will discuss priorities to improve cooperation and start preparing the 28th Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government, to be held in the Dominican Republic in March 2023.