On its Twitter account, the Cuban Foreign Ministry ratified the will to continue strengthening the historic ties of friendship and cooperation between both nations. Havana and Pyongyang recently celebrated 62 years of diplomatic relations, which began on August 29, 1960, and are characterized by mutual solidarity and cooperation.

The historic leaders Fidel Castro, from Cuba, and Kim Il Sung, from the DPRK, promoted the establishment of ties, which transcended the political and governmental scene to extend to the two peoples.

In the framework of the commemoration, Cuban Vice President Salvador Valdes highlighted the ties of friendship, cooperation and solidarity between the two countries, which hold the flag of socialism high, despite unilateral measures that hinder their development.

On September 9, 1948, the People’s Assembly proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Korea in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula and Kim Il Sung was appointed prime minister.

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