Indian Foreign Minister announces visit to Cuba in September

Édité par Beatriz Montes de Oca
2023-08-03 08:39:11

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Indian Foreign Minister considers his next visit to Cuba an opportunity to promote India's ties with Latin America and the Caribbean

 

Havana, Aug 3 (RHC) Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyan Jaishankar announced today his visit to Cuba next September, which he considered an opportunity to continue promoting India's ties with Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

Jaishankar confirmed the visit without giving further details, during the opening this Thursday of the 9th India-LAC Conclave, which until next Saturday will gather ministerial delegations from 17 countries in New Delhi, including Cuba.

It is presumed that the Indian foreign minister will participate in the Summit of the G77 plus China, which will take place on the island on September 15 and 16.

In his presentation at the opening session, Jaishankar thanked the broad participation in the event, which Cuba is attending with a delegation headed by the governor of the central province of Cienfuegos, Alexandre Quintero.

The Cuban representation is also made up of Deborah Rivas, Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment; Idalberto Pérez, general director of Industrial Management of the Ministry of Industries; Edel Gómez, head of the electronics industry portfolio group, and other officials.

Jaishankhar also celebrated the increase in bilateral economic ties and stressed that exports from his country to several Latin American nations are twice as high as those of neighboring States or traditionally important trading partners.

The chancellor ratified the interest in reaching a commercial link of more than 100 billion dollars by 2028, that is, double what is currently being executed. To achieve the goal, the Minister of Foreign Affairs called for exploring new paths in mining, renewable energy, health services, infrastructure, digitization and innovation, and agriculture, based on food security.

He added that the future of the India-LAC link promises in the pillars of supply chain diversification, resource partnerships, the exchange of development partnerships and addressing global challenges. (Source: PL)



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