HAVANA: The UAE has provided financial assistance to the Cuban government to help in efforts to rebuild the country following the damage of the Caribbean hurricanes which struck in 2017.

The UAE Ambassador to Cuba, Badr Abdullah Al Matroushi, delivered the financial assistance to the Cuban Deputy Minister of Trade and Foreign Investment, Ileana Barbara Nunez Mordoche.

On behalf of the Cuban government, Mordoche thanked the UAE government and people for this humanitarian gesture, which reflects the distinguished relations between the two countries.