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Foreign minister of Burundi in Havana
THERENCE Sinunguruza,
Burundi minister of foreign affairs and cooperation,
arrived in Havana at the close of this edition in
response to an official invitation from his Cuban
counterpart Felipe Pérez Roque.
Cuba and Burundi established
diplomatic relations on February 2, 1974 and
scholarship students from Burundi are currently
studying in Cuba, while a brigade of health
volunteers is providing medical services in that
African country, Granma reports.
During his stay, Sinunguruza
will complete a full program of events including
official meetings, interviews with national leaders
and visits to places of historical and cultural
interest.
Burundi is an inland country
located in Central Africa in the Great Lakes region,
it bordering on Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the
east and south and the Democratic Republic of Congo
and Lake Tanganyika to the west.
This African nation, which
gained its independence on July 1, 1962 covers a
territory of 27,834 square kilometers and has a
population of some 6.2 million inhabitants. (PL) |
