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‘A matter of respect, sovereignty and self-determination’
Roger McKenzie and Ben Chacko talk to the new Cuban ambassador to Britain MERCEDES VARGAS WALTER about propaganda against Cuba, the illegal blockade and its effects, and the importance of international solidarity with the people of Palestine 
SOLIDARITY: (Left to right) Mercedes Vargas Walter, Roger McKenzie, Ben Chacko

FOR an island that has been under such vicious attack since its socialist revolution, Cuba is highly blessed in so many ways.

A beautiful island with a resilience that is hard to find anywhere, Cuba is also able to send top-class diplomats out across the world.

Britain has been fortunate to have received some wonderful representatives from Cuba. The latest in the line of excellent ambassadors to Britain from the Caribbean island is Ismara Mercedes Vargas Walter.

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