Cuba to open embassy in KL

Sat, 12 Apr 1997 | Source: AP

KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Cuba will open an embassy in Malaysia, the government said yesterday.

Foreign Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi made the announcement after a meeting with his Cuban counterpart, Roberto Robaina Gonzales, who is on a five-day visit to Malaysia, according to the Bernama news agency.

Abdullah did not say when Cuba would open its embassy or whether Malaysia would open an embassy in Havana.

Cuba currently is represented in Malaysia by its ambassador to Laos, while the Malaysian ambassador to Washington handles dealings with Cuba.

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