Paris, December 5 (RHC)—The Cuban Foreign Ministry informed that the island’s technical delegation that will participate in the IV Session of the Franco-Cuban Economic and Trade Commission and in the IV Meeting of the Strategic Orientation Committee has arrived in Paris.

This bilateral mechanism follows up on the implementation of the Economic Agenda signed by both governments on February 1, 2016, and its objective is to encourage the development of the economic and commercial relationship between Cuba and France by supporting the development of the institutional relationship and of projects and investments.

These annual bilateral exchanges also include a meeting of the Binational Committee (COE) that manages the Countervalue Fund, created as a result of the French-Cuban debt restructuring agreement, with the aim of stimulating investment and development projects in Cuba, with the participation of French partners.