Caribbean National Weekly

Sweden sends donations to Cuba to counter economic blockade

By CMC News··1 min read
Sweden sends donations to Cuba to counter economic blockade
Key Points(3)
  • According to the association’s president, Zoltan Tiroler, the shipment includes 18 tons of items for the Cuban sectors of healthcare, education, agriculture, construction, and electronics.
  • The aid, which is expected to arrive in Cuba in January, is to be funneled to schools in eastern Santiago de Cuba, Holguin and western Pinar del Rio provinces, as well as to hospitals in eastern Las Tunas.
  • Tiroler disclosed that the Swedish organization donated 55 thousand euros in 2022 to help Cuba face the US blockade, but due to the blockade, the money transfer could not be carried out, therefore another method was used to offer help to Cubans.

The Sweden-Cuban Solidarity Association says the organization will be shipping two containers with donations collected in Sweden and Denmark, to the Spanish-speaking Caribbean island as part of actions to counter the economic blockade imposed by the United States.

According to the association’s president, Zoltan Tiroler, the shipment includes 18 tons of items for the Cuban sectors of healthcare, education, agriculture, construction, and electronics.

The aid, which is expected to arrive in Cuba in January, is to be funneled to schools in eastern Santiago de Cuba, Holguin and western Pinar del Rio provinces, as well as to hospitals in eastern Las Tunas.

Tiroler disclosed that the Swedish organization donated 55 thousand euros in 2022 to help Cuba face the US blockade, but due to the blockade, the money transfer could not be carried out, therefore another method was used to offer help to Cubans.

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