“Cuba–Namibia relations”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Since independence in 1990, Namibia and Cuba have held joint meetings every two years for economic, scientific-technical and commercial cooperation. In 2005, it was reported that 1,460 Cuban professionals had worked in Namibia, including 208 in 2005.^[1]

Aid

Cuba's aid policy focuses on sending medical doctors and other professionals to aid development in other countries, particularly in Africa. In 1998, fifty-five Cuban medical doctors were practicing as part of this aid program in Namibia. Cuba also was home to a number of students from Namibia, both prior to and after independence.^[4] {{As of|2010}}, at least 2,000 Namibians have graduated from a Cuban institution.^[3] In June 2007, The Namibian reported that 11 Cuban doctors sent to Namibia as part of the aid program were trying to obtain emergency travel documents from the United States embassy and move permanently to that country.^[5]

Visits

In June 2008, Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia, Theo-Ben Gurirab, visited Cuba. In return, Cuban first deputy foreign minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla visited Namibia at the end of the same month, during which time he met with several high level politicians including Gurirab, Lempy Lucas, Joel Kaapanda, past President Sam Nujoma and current President Hifikepunye Pohamba. During the meetings, each side agreed to continue strengthening bilateral relations.^[6]

Noah's Ark II

In August 2012 it was announced that Namibia was preparing to ship 146 wild animals, including lions and elephants, to a Cuban zoo.^[7]

References

1. ^¹Cuba-Namibia Joint Commission Meeting Kicks off in Havana{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Radio Habana, Cuba, 5 July 2005
2. ^{{cite book|title=The Cuban intervention in Angola |last=George|first=Edward|location=New York|publisher=Frank Cass Publishers|year=2005|isbn=978-0415647106|pages=236–246}}
3. ^¹{{cite news |title=Namibian/Cuban relations forge ahead |last=Sasman |first=Catherine |newspaper=New Era |url=http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?articleid=12649 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130112032934/http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?articleid=12649 |dead-url=yes |archive-date=12 January 2013 |date=24 Aug 2010 }}
4. ^Cuba Uses Humanitarian Aid in Fight for Foothold in Africa, International Reporting Project, 31 December 1998
5. ^"Cuban controversy: Namibia doubts US travel papers", The Namibian, 1 June 2007.
6. ^Cuban minister on solidarity visit, pledges continued support {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208013635/http://www.economist.com.na/content/view/6489/54/ |date=2012-02-08 }} in Namibia Economist, 20 June 2008
7. ^Sarah Rainsford, [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19254272 "Cuba zoo gets ready for Namibian wild animals"], BBC News, 21 August 2012.