Cuban deputy prime minister on working visit to China

Havana, April 3 (RHC) Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Jorge Luis Perdomo continues his working visit to China today, and he will meet with representatives of other government institutions in the country and companies that have commercial ties with the island.

Perdomo arrived in Beijing last Thursday at the head of a large delegation. His program began that same day and included talks with Jin Zhuanglong, Minister of Industries and Information Technologies; Luo Zhaohui, president of the Agency for International Development; and Zeng Yixin, vice president of the National Health Commission.

The Cuban representative updated the members of the state mission and students in China on the situation in the Caribbean country and the objectives of his visit here.

In separate meetings with his counterpart Zhang Guoqing and Zheng Shanjie, Chairman of China's National Development and Reform Commission, he discussed the main issues on the bilateral economic agenda.

In addition, during the weekend he held exchanges with executives from the Genertec Group, Haier, Ceie, the China Electronic Technology Corporation and the Biotech Pharma joint venture.

During their stay of the Cuban delegation, the parties are expected to review important projects and actions that contribute to the effective insertion of Cuba in the Chinese initiative of the Strip and the Silk Road, based on the implementation of the Cooperation Plan signed between La Havana and Beijing for their joint promotion.

Another purpose is to examine the progress of high-impact projects in Cuba's economic and social development plans with the support of donations granted by the Government of the eastern country.

The signing of documents aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in high-priority areas such as telecommunications and biotechnology is planned, as well as updating those achieved in the health sector.

The Cuban delegation will also talk with the main Chinese counterparts in the commercial economic sector, in order to seek new alternatives to solve the main obstacles that bilateral relations currently face.

This visit follows the one carried out last November by the President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, and in which 17 agreements were sealed that cover almost most of the key sectors of the ties.

For the president, said trip exceeded expectations, since he received a concrete show of support for the Caribbean island at a very difficult time and appreciated the express will to re-launch economic-commercial ties. (Source: Prensa Latina)