MINREX

Havana, Feb 8 (RHC) The Vice President of the Republic of Colombia, H.E. Mrs. Francia Elena Márquez Mina, will pay a two-day official visit to Cuba starting Thursday, February 9.

During her stay, the distinguished visitor will hold talks with Cuban authorities, participate in the Havana International Book Fair, which has Colombia as a Guest of Honor and carry out other activities of interest.

Márquez Mina, who leads the Africa-Caribbean strategy in her country, recently stated that Cuba and Colombia should strengthen their cultural links and called the Book Fair a golden opportunity to that end and stressed that her visit is proof that the efforts to achieve total peace, in which Cuba plays a key role, are becoming a reality in Colombia.

The official recalled that she was in Havana a few years ago as a member of the victims' table in the peace talks between her State and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).