Archive · 12 Nov 2025
India's MoS Margherita Discusses Enhanced Cooperation with Cuban Officials
An important minister from India, Pabitra Margherita, visited Cuba.
He met with several high-ranking Cuban officials, including the President and Deputy Prime Ministers.
They talked about how India and Cuba can work together better.
This includes sharing technology for digital public services, improving healthcare and medicines, and cooperating in areas like education and tourism.
They also signed agreements to help each other with legal matters in criminal cases and to promote cultural exchanges for the next few years.
The minister also visited important places like the Jose Marti Memorial and the Fidel Castro Centre, showing the strong friendship between the two countries.
India's MoS Pabitra Margherita met with Cuban Deputy Prime Ministers, Acting Foreign Minister, and President in Havana.
Discussions focused on strengthening cooperation in digital public infrastructure, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and cultural exchanges.
Agreements were signed for a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty on Criminal Matters and a Cultural Exchange Programme (2025-2030).
Other discussed areas for cooperation included education, sports, tourism, and biotechnology.
Margherita also paid homage at the Jose Marti Memorial and visited the Fidel Castro Centre.
- Who
- India's Minister of State for External Affairs and Textiles, Pabitra Margherita, met with Cuban Deputy Prime Ministers, Acting Foreign Affairs Minister, and President.
- What
- Discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation in various sectors, including digital public infrastructure, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, education, sports, tourism, biotechnology, and early warning systems. Witnessed the signing of a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty and a Cultural Exchange Programme.
- When
- Meetings took place on Wednesday, with the MoS arriving on Monday.
- Where
- Havana, Cuba
- Why
- To enhance cooperation and strengthen bilateral ties between India and Cuba.
- Minister
- Pabitra Margherita, India's Minister of State for External Affairs and Textiles
- Cuban Counterparts
- Deputy Prime Ministers Oscar Perez-Oliva Fraga and Eduardo Martinez Diaz, Acting Foreign Affairs Minister Gerardo Penalver Portal, President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez
- Location
- Havana, Cuba
- Dates
- Monday (arrival) - Wednesday (meetings)
- Key Agreements
- Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty on Criminal Matters, India-Cuba Cultural Exchange Programme (2025-2030)