ICAP vice president jets in

Daniel Kachere Herald Reporter
The Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) vice president, Ms Alicia Corredera, arrived in Zimbabwe this week for a five-day visit to strengthen ties between the two nations.

Ms Corredera was welcomed at Harare International Airport by Cuban ambassador Mr Elio Savon Oliva.

Speaking to The Herald soon after landing, Ms Corredera reaffirmed the long-standing ties of solidarity and friendship between Harare and Havana.

“It is wonderful to be in Zimbabwe, she said. Zimbabwe and Cuba have strong bilateral ties that date way back and, this visit is meant to reaffirm those standing ties of solidarity and friendship between our countries,” she said.

“As an institute, we will always stand by Zimbabwe in the fight for its economic freedom.” Zimbabwe Cuba Friendship Association chairman Mr Fananidzo Pesanai said his association valued the visit as ICAP was the mother body of all associations of countries which have ties with Cuba.

“Cuba has given us a lot of technical support dating back to the liberation struggle,” he said. “This visit is very important to us as an association.”

Mr Pesanai said Cuba was a friendly country which helped Zimbabwe by training teachers and doctors, among other experts.

Cuba assisted Zimbabwe in the training of teachers soon after independence, while Cuban doctors have worked at many institutions countrywide and continue to help Zimbabwe with technical expertise.