On September 14, the Cuban government announced that it would provide an additional 200 fully-paid scholarships for Palestinian medical students. This initiative aims to support both undergraduate and graduate education for Palestinian students in Cuba. The announcement was made by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel during a meeting with the Palestinian ambassador, Dr. Akram Mohammad Samhan who is ending his mission in the socialist country.
Currently, there are already 250 Palestinian students studying in Cuba, and this new batch of scholarships will further strengthen educational ties between the two nations and provide much needed educational solidarity with Palestine which many have said is the victim of scholasticide in addition to the ongoing genocide.
During the meeting at the Palace of the Revolution, the Cuban president also said that Akram Mohammad Samhan will always be appreciated “as a friend of Cuba, and we will appreciate all the work you did as ambassador over the years, promoting relations between our peoples, between our governments.”
Akram Mohammad Samhan said that it has been an honor to be “working in Cuba, representing the Palestinian people, their cause, their struggle.”
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