On May 23, 2021, the Cuban Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Roberto Blanco Dominguez held a cordial working meeting with SE  Dr. Thani Al Seyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade. Also participating from the Cuban side were Dr. Alex Carrera Pons, Head of the Bilateral Cooperation Department at the International Relations Directorate of the Ministry of Public Health, and Carlos Luis Jorge Méndez, Director of Foreign Investment at the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Trade.

During the meeting they discussed topics of interest on the development of economic, trade and cooperation relations in different sectors between the two countries. They also discussed Cuba’s participation in the Dubai World Expo 2020, which will be inaugurated on October 1.