On 17th October 2011, Ambassador Jojie Samuel made a courtesy call on H.E. Bruno Eduardo Rodriguez Parilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba. The courtesy call was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Havana. Ambassador Jojie Samuel was accompanied by Mr. Roslan Sharif (Counsellor). Others in attendance from the Cuban side was Mr. Herminio Lopez Diaz (Acting Director of Asia Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba).
During the call, Ambassador Jojie Samuel apprised the Cuban Foreign Minister of the current status of bilateral relations, especially in the areas of oil and gas cooperation and in the medical sector in particular halal vaccines production. The Cuban Foreign Minister expressed his satisfaction at the bilateral relations between Cuba and Malaysia and expressed his hope that more efforts will be carried out in enhancing the existing good relations.