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Cuba and Uruguay seek to expand
economic and trade links
Cuba and
Uruguay are looking to expand and strengthen
economic and commercial relations, stated Uruguay’s
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luís Almagro, and
Ricardo Cabrisas a Vice President of Cuba’s Council
of Ministers.
In a
meeting held at Revolution Palace, both officials
agreed on the need to strengthen bilateral ties,
raising them to the level of excellence at which
political relations between both countries stand,
reported PL.
Adequate
conditions exist to further develop our relations,
stated Cabrisas, after highlighting the good
progress being made in agreements related to health,
sports, the sugar industry and education.
Almagro
described the development of these agreements as
positive and expressed his country’s interest in
studying Cuba’s experiences in issues such as
business self-management, in addition to increasing
cooperation in other fields.
He also
reiterated that denouncing the economic blockade
imposed by the U.S. on Cuba figures within his
government’s political policy.
This is
Almagro’s fourth visit to Cuba, accompanied by an
experienced business delegation on the occasion of
the Havana International Trade Fair (FIHAV 2014),
the most important commercial fair in Cuba and the
Caribbean.
Also
present at the meeting was Pedro Pablo Prada,
director of South America at the Cuban Ministry of
Foreign Relations, in addition to Uruguayan
ambassador to Cuba, Gerónimo Cardozo,
and other officials from the Uruguayan Ministry of
Foreign Affairs.
During
their visit to the island, the Uruguayan delegation
will also meet with Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade
and Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca.
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