Cuba reaffirmed today its full support for the Palestinian state and the historical struggle (of the Palestinian people) and their inalienable right to self-determination and a sovereign independent state. A report of the Cuban news agency "Prensa Latina" said this support was reiterated by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez during a meeting this morning with his Palestinian counterpart Riyad Al-Maliki at the headquarters of the Cuban Foreign Affairs Ministry. Rodriguez stressed his country's support for a Palestinian state on the basis of 1967 borders with its capital in East Al-Quds (Jerusalem) to vote in the next plenary session of the United Nations. For his part, Al-Maliki said that his visit to Cuba was part of a campaign by the Palestinian Authority to enhance the recognition of a Palestinian state by the Member States of the Security Council during its upcoming 66th General Assembly of the United Nations, which begins in September. The Palestinian Foreign Minister thanked Cuba for its absolute support for the establishment of a Palestinian state and its solidarity with the Palestinian cause.
