HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 16 (ACN) Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta officially inaugurated his country's embassy in Havana this Friday with the unveiling of a plaque located at the entrance of the building it houses the diplomatic mission.



The Kenyan embassy, which opened in September 2016, is the first of its kind in the Caribbean region.

As part of Kenyatta's stay at the embassy, Kenya's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Monica Juma, and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez signed a visa waiver agreement for diplomatic matters or ordinary passports valid for public or government officials.

The legal instrument seeks to facilitate travel and promote bilateral and cooperative relations in various fields.

In statements to the press, the Kenyan diplomat highlighted the broad agenda of the African president on the island, including the official talks held yesterday with Army General Raúl Castro, President of the Council of State and Ministers.

Juma described the stay in the Cuban nation as fantastic, and highlighted the prospects for mutual collaboration in the areas of health and veterinary medicine.

The Kenyan Foreign Minister confirmed that a delegation from Nairobi will participate in the 36th Havana International Fair, which is the main commercial fair in the Caribbean.

In the context of his stay until tomorrow in Cuba, the African President unveiled a bust of Mzee Jomo Kenyatta (1892-1978), the first president of Kenya and father of the president, in the Havana Park of African Founders.

Nairobi and Havana have maintained diplomatic relations since 1995, and cooperation ties in different spheres such as education, between the Raúl Roa García Higher Institute of International Relations and the Academy of Foreign Service of the African country.

Kenyatta, 56, was sworn in for a second and final term as President on November 28, 2017, after his resounding electoral victory, and was re-elected during the new presidential elections on October 26 of that year.

Kenya is an East African nation, with an area of more than 580,000 square kilometers and a population of 39 million inhabitants, with tourism as its main source of income, and coffee and tea among its main products.