Havana, March 4 (RHC)-- Heinz Fischer, Federal President of the Republic of Austria, has described as successful his official visit to Cuba, which concluded on Thursday.  Fischer said the visit succeeded all expectations.

“Not just big countries, small nations can also accomplish great things,” the Austrian president told reporters shortly before  wrapping up his visit.

President Fischer said that he spoke with President Raúl Castro about the ongoing process towards normalizing U.S.-Cuba relations. He said the process will be long and difficult, but also very important for the two countries, the Latin American region and the world.

He also praised the results achieved so far with the rounds of negotiations between the European Union and Cuba towards a Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement, which he said will serve to strengthen bilateral ties.