"An Island on a Continent"

Havana, September 17.- The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Gambia, Mamadou Tangara, called for strengthening cooperation and solidarity in the global South, congratulated the Cuban Medical Brigades (BMC), and demanded the lifting of the blockade imposed on the worthy Caribbean island.

In his speech at the G77 and China Summit, concluded this Saturday in Havana, Tangara affirmed that South-South collaboration in science, technology and innovation is the solution to the problems currently faced in the world. .

He added that it is necessary to seek new avenues that lead to a sustainable future for developing nations, small and large, and for this, solidarity among all is vital, he noted.

In his speech at the important conclave, the Gambian Foreign Minister thanked and congratulated the doctors and graduates of the BMC who heal and save lives around the world, and reiterated his country’s request that the unjustified blockade against the largest of the Antilles.

He stressed, paraphrasing the historical leader Fidel Castro, that Cuba is capable of sending doctors who are needed to the darkest corners of the world, which is today a source of pride for the people and authorities of the oldest Caribbean archipelago, he highlighted.

At the beginning of his speech at the G77 and China Summit, Tangara conveyed fraternal greetings from the Gambian president, Adama Barrow, to his Cuban counterpart, Miguel Díaz-Canel, and expressed his gratitude for the attention received by the delegation. of him in Havana.

He also expressed his condolences to the people and governments of Morocco and Libya, hit in recent days by intense natural disasters.

The summit meeting of the G77 and China in Cuba, which concluded with the adoption of a Final Declaration, was attended by representatives of more than 100 nations, including heads of State and Government, Ministers of Foreign Affairs, and other dignitaries.