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Doha, Mar 5 (RHC) Cuba's Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca, spoke Sunday with several representatives of the nations attending the Fifth Conference of Least Developed Countries.

The Cuban minister met with the director general of the International Organization for Migration, Antonio Vitorino, with whom he discussed support for the island's pro tempore presidency of the Group of 77 + China, on issues such as climate change, science, technology, and innovation and the Sustainable Development Goals.

On the first day of the conference, Malmierca also exchanged with the delegation of the United Arab Emirates, headed by the Emir of Fujairah, Hamad bin Mohamed Al Sharqi, and Economy Minister Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri.

The meeting focused on the potential for boosting bilateral economic relations and the support of the United Arab Emirates to Cuba's management in the G77 + China.

Also with Vietnam's Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang, the representative of the island had a fraternal conversation and recalled the upcoming celebration of the 50th anniversary of the visit of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, to the south of the Indochinese nation during the war.

For his part, Thu Hang assured full support for Cuba's performance at the head of the G77 + China, as did the Minister of Planning of Honduras, Ricardo Salgado.

Malmierca and the Honduran minister also reviewed bilateral collaboration in areas such as education, health, and sports, among others.

The fifth edition of the Conference of the Least Developed Countries was inaugurated this Sunday, with the presence of the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres.

The emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, recalled that the event is taking place amid dangerous challenges for the world, as a result of new international conflicts, the food security crisis, climate change, and the effects of COVID-19. (Source: Prensa Latina).