Cuba Maintains Relations with more than 800 Foreign Cities
Cuba maintains extensive friendly relations with more than 800 cities of the world, half of which is in brotherhood with Cuban cities and the rest is about to do so.

Julio Espinosa, general coordinator of the National Assembly of People´s Power Foreign Relations Commission, highlighted the solidarity and cooperative links with foreign cities, reported Cuban National Information Agency (AIN).

He indicated that these links are more numerous with Spain for historic reasons, but added that besides Mexico, Italy is also outstanding for its strong friendship.

The oldest sister-city relationships began more than 10 years ago, with Mobile, Alabama, US, and Lamentin, Martinique.

In the case of Mobile, the blockade imposed by Washington makes direct relationships with city halls more difficult, nevertheless very strong solidarity movements still manage to thrive, such as Pastors for Peace.

There are now 20 sister-city agreements with US cities and another 30 are on the way, but the process is being hindered by hostile US government policy forbidding US citizens from travelling to Cuba.