Havana, February 25 (RHC) -- Namibian President Nangolo Mbumba received this Sunday in Windhoek the president of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba (Parliament), Esteban Lazo Hernández, at the State House of that African nation.

The also member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the Council of State, also met with the founding father and first dignitary of Namibia, Sam Nujoma, who thanked the support of the largest Antillean island to the independence of his country and the permanent solidarity with its people.

On the social network X, the Cuban legislative body reported that at the meeting Nujoma ratified the close ties between the two nations.

Photo taken from Prensa Latina

The day before, Lazo Hernández paid tribute to the recently deceased president of Namibia, Hage G. Geingob, at his state funeral.

Speaking alongside other world leaders at Geingob's funeral ceremony, Lazo highlighted how since the news of his death, Cuba expressed its gratitude to the former president, who exhibited a courageous, firm, independent and supportive stance towards the Cuban Revolution.